Baku / 09.11.19 / Turan: November 9 is celebrated in Azerbaijan as the National Flag Day. On the occasion of the national holiday, it is not a working day. Since this year's Flag Day is on Saturday, the next non-working day, November 11, will be also a non-working day.
The three-color flag with a crescent and an eight-pointed star as a state symbol was approved on November 9, 1918 by the Azerbaijan People's Republic (1918-20). This flag was valid until April 28, 1920, when Azerbaijan was occupied by Bolshevik Russia.
As a result of the national liberation struggle of the late 1980s and early 1990s, on February 5, 1991, the Supreme Council of Azerbaijan restored the three-color flag as a symbol of the republic.
In accordance with the decree of the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, dated November 17, 2009, in memory of the Azerbaijan People’s Republic, November 9 is annually celebrated as National Flag Day.
In 2010, the Flag Square with a flagpole height of 162 m was opened on the southwestern coast of Baku Bay. The Flag Museum was also created there. -0-
Politics
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This year, the laureate of the annual Nargiz Prize, awarded for efforts in the fight for democracy, was Akif Gurbanov, chairman of the board of the Resplatforma (Platform of the III Republic) movement, who is under arrest.
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The U.S. will prohibit the issuing of visas for nearly a dozen more individuals responsible for undermining democracy in Georgia, bringing the total number to over 100, TURAN's Washington correspondent reports.
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The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, has expressed condolences to the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, following the tragic incident in the city of Magdeburg. "We are deeply shocked by the news of the deaths and injuries resulting from the tragic incident that took place at the Christmas market in Magdeburg," the message reads.
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By the order of the head of state, Vusal Aslanov has been appointed Chairman of the Baku Metro CJSC.
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