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unusual facts about Azerbaijan Democratic Republic



Abdulla Shaig

During the brief independence of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic in 1918–1920 he showed strong ideological support for the ruling party of Musavat.

Qazakh District

When the South Caucasus came under British occupation, Sir John Oliver Wardrop, British Chief Commissioner in the South Caucasus, decided that assigning the Erivan Governorate and the Kars Oblast to Democratic Republic of Armenia (DRA) and the Elisabethpol and Baku Governorates to the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR) would solve the region's outstanding disputes.

Yuxarı Əylis

The plight of its inhabitants worsened when, in November of that year, the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic unsuccessfully attempted to wrest the region of Zangezur from Armenian control.


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Jamo bey Hajinski

After establishment of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic on May 28, 1918 he served as the State Controller in Fatali Khan Khoyski's newly formed first government, and as the Minister of Transportation, Postal Service and Telegraph in Nasib Yusifbeyli's fourth and fifth governments.

Solovki prison camp

Nariman bey Narimanbeyov – State Controller of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic