Constitutional Act on State Independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət Müstəqilliyi haqqında Konstitusiya Aktı) was adopted on October 18, 1991 after discussions in the Supreme Soviet of Azerbaijan.[1][2][3][4] With this Constitutional Act, the state independence of Azerbaijan was restored.[5][6] On December 29, 1991, this issue was discussed in a national referendum, and 95% of the population voted for the country's independence, sovereignty, and independence.[7][8][9][10]
On August 30, 1991, at the extraordinary session of the Supreme Soviet, after intensive discussions, the Declaration "On restoring the state independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan" was adopted. In the document, it was emphasized that the Republic of Azerbaijan is the successor of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, which existed in 1918-1920. At the same time, the parliament adopted a decision on the preparation of another law - the Constitutional Act - to create the constitutional foundations of Azerbaijan's state independence.[11][12]
On October 8, 1991, the extraordinary session of the Supreme Soviet of Azerbaijan, which began its work, held discussions for 4 days. Finally, on October 18, 1991, the session of the Supreme Soviet adopted a historical document - the Constitutional Act on State Independence.
At that time, 258 out of 360 deputies of the Supreme Council voted for the act, the rest either did not participate in the session or voted against it.[13]
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Independence declarations from the Soviet Union
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