| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
| b. Azerbaijan | |
| 1990, Dec. 1 | |
| Ayaz Mutalibov, president of Azerbaijan, announced the adoption of the new name Republic of Azerbaijan to replace the Soviet Socialist Republic of Azerbaijan. | 1 |
| 1991, Aug. 30 | |
| Azerbaijan declared its independence from the Soviet Union. | 2 |
| Oct. 10 | |
| The Azerbaijani Supreme Soviet voted to establish a republican defense force. | 3 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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