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Independence Day (Azerbaijan)
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<p>Independence Day honors the date on which the <a href="/facts/Azerbaijan_Democratic_Republic/mgadN3Lz">Azerbaijan Democratic Republic</a> (ADR) was founded as the first secular democratic state in the Muslim East: 28 May 1918. Since 1990, Republic Day is celebrated as a <a href="/facts/National_day/PruwNVr7">national holiday</a> in <a href="/facts/Azerbaijan/Ho5joRTJ">Azerbaijan</a>. </p><p>Until 2021, it was marked as Republic Day. In October 2021, it was renamed and became Independence Day. </p>