Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic: Constituent republic of the Soviet Union between 1922 and 1991
The Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (Azerbaijani: Азәрбајҹан Совет Сосиалист РеспубликасыAzərbaycan Sovet Sosialist Respublikası; Russian: Азербайджанская Советская Социалистическая Республика Azerbaydzhanskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika ), also known as the Azerbaijan SSR for short, was one of the republics that made up the former Soviet Union.
Azerbaijan Socialist Soviet Republic (1920–1922) Азәрбајҹан Сосиалист Совет Республикасы (Azerbaijani) Азербайджанская Социалистическая Советская Республика (Russian) Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (1936–1991) Азәрбајҹан Совет Сосиалист Республикасы (Azerbaijani) Азербайджанская Советская Социалистическая Республика (Russian) Republic of Azerbaijan (1991) Азәрбајҹан Республикасы (Azerbaijani) Азербайджанская Республика (Russian) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1920–1922 1936–1991 | |||||||||||||||
 State emblem (1978–1991) | |||||||||||||||
| Motto: Бүтүн өлкәләрин пролетарлары, бирләшин! (Azerbaijani) Bütün ölkələrin proletarları, birləşin! (transliteration) "Proletarians of all countries, unite!" | |||||||||||||||
| Anthem: (1920–1922) Azərbaycan marşı (1944–1991) Азәрбајҹан Совет Сосиалист Республикасынын Һимни Azərbaycan Sovet Sosialist Respublikasının Himni "Anthem of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic" | |||||||||||||||
 Location of Azerbaijan (red) within the Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||
| Status | Independent state (1920–1922) Part of the Transcaucasian SFSR (1922–1936) Union republic (1936–1991) De facto sovereign entity (1989–1991) | ||||||||||||||
| Capital | Baku | ||||||||||||||
| Common languages | Official languages: Azerbaijani · Russian Minority languages: Armenian · Lezgin | ||||||||||||||
| Religion | State atheism | ||||||||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Azerbaijani Soviet | ||||||||||||||
| Government |
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| Leader | |||||||||||||||
• 1920 | Mirza Davud Huseynov (first) | ||||||||||||||
• 1990–1991 | Ayaz Mutallibov (last) | ||||||||||||||
| Head of government | |||||||||||||||
• 1920–1922 | Nariman Narimanov (first) | ||||||||||||||
• 1990–1991 | Hasan Hasanov (last) | ||||||||||||||
| Legislature | Supreme Soviet | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
• Republic proclaimed | 28 April 1920 | ||||||||||||||
• Becomes part of the Transcaucasian SFSR | 30 December 1922 | ||||||||||||||
• Re-established | 5 December 1936 | ||||||||||||||
• Sovereignty declared | 23 September 1989 | ||||||||||||||
| 19–20 January 1990 | |||||||||||||||
• Renamed Republic of Azerbaijan | 5 February 1991 | ||||||||||||||
• Independence declared | 30 August 1991 | ||||||||||||||
• Independence completed | 26 December 1991 | ||||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||||
• 1989 census | 7,037,867 | ||||||||||||||
| Currency | Soviet ruble (руб) (SUR) | ||||||||||||||
| Calling code | 7 892/895 | ||||||||||||||
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It was founded on April 28, 1920 as the Azerbaijan SSR. From March 12, 1922 to December 5, 1936, it was part of the Transcaucasian SFSR together with the Armenian SSR and the Georgian SSR. In December 1922, the Transcaucasian SFSR became part of the newly established Soviet Union. The Constitution of Azerbaijan SSR was approved by the 9th Extraordinary All-Azerbaijani Congress of Soviets on March 14, 1937. On November 19, 1990, the Azerbaijan SSR was renamed the "Republic of Azerbaijan" while still a part of the Soviet Union for another year before its collapse and the independence of Azerbaijan in 1991.
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