June 15 is marked in Azerbaijan as National Salvation Day. In 1998 June 15 was recognized as a state holiday. This date is associated with the election of Heydar Aliyev in 1993, the Chairman of the Milli Mejlis.To answer the question, "What is the role of June 15 in recent history and in present-day Azerbaijan?", we should recount the events of early 1990.From the first day of its independence, after the destruction of the USSR, Azerbaijan was le...

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