Английская Википедия:International Solidarity Day of Azerbaijanis
Шаблон:Infobox holiday International Solidarity Day of Azerbaijanis (Шаблон:Lang-az) is an annual public holiday in Azerbaijan celebrating the worldwide solidarity and unity of Azerbaijanis.[1] The day was inspired by the dismantling of border fences between Soviet Azerbaijan and Iran in December 1989 and the collapse of the Berlin Wall[2] in the same year.
History
In 1989 the local residents took down the Soviet–Iranian border in then-Nakhichevan ASSR to reunite with Iranian Azerbaijanis.[3] On the same day, the first World Congress of Azerbaijanis took place in Istanbul.
The day was first promoted on 16 December 1991 by then-Chairman of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic Supreme Assembly Heydar Aliyev. The various governments that have been in power since Azerbaijan's independence from the Soviet Union have all marked that day.[4] Aliyev raised the issue before the Supreme Soviet of Azerbaijan SSR to declare that date a holiday at state level. The holiday eventually gained a state status in 1992, with Abulfaz Elchibey's presidential decree.
The day was entered into the Labor Code of Azerbaijan as a non-working day,[5] coinciding with New Year's Eve, and is celebrated by Azerbaijani diaspora across the world.
See also
References
Шаблон:Public holidays in Azerbaijan
- Английская Википедия
- Culture of Azerbaijan
- Public holidays in Azerbaijan
- December observances
- Unity days
- 1992 establishments in Azerbaijan
- Winter events in Azerbaijan
- Страницы, где используется шаблон "Навигационная таблица/Телепорт"
- Страницы с телепортом
- Википедия
- Статья из Википедии
- Статья из Английской Википедии
