On November 9, Azerbaijan celebrates National Flag Day.
Today, November 9, Azerbaijan celebrates National Flag Day. The holiday was established by the decree of President Ilham Aliyev on November 17, 2009, and on December 4 of that year, the Milli Majlis officially approved November 9 as the National Flag Day.
Since the restoration of the country's independence, the flag of Azerbaijan has become one of the most important symbols of national and state sovereignty. This flag, which we inherited from the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan, demonstrates our people's commitment to the ideology of freedom, national-spiritual values and universal ideals.
The state flag of the ADR was adopted on November 9, 1918 at a cabinet meeting and had state status until April 1920. On November 17, 1990, at the meeting of the Supreme Majles of the Autonomous Republic of Nakhavin, under the leadership and initiative of Heydar Aliyev, this flag was approved as the state symbol of the Autonomous Republic. Then, on February 5, 1991, the Supreme Council of the Republic of Azerbaijan granted it the status of a state flag by passing a corresponding law.
Thus, November 9 symbolizes the continuity of the country's traditions and the restoration of one of the key features of Azerbaijan's independence.