2013 in Azerbaijan

The following lists events that happened during 2013 in the Republic of Azerbaijan.

← 2012 2011 2010 2013 in Azerbaijan → 2014 2015 2016
Decades:	1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
See also:	Other events of 2013 Timeline of Azerbaijani history

Incumbents

• President: Ilham Aliyev
• Prime Minister: Artur Rasizade

Events

January

• January 23 - OIC Parliamentary Union recognizes Khojaly Massacre [1][2]

February

• February 7: The Azerbaijan National Aerospace Agency launched its first satellite AzerSat 1 into orbit on 7 February 2013 from Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana at orbital positions 46° East.[3][4][5]

April

• World Economic Forum in Baku [6]

May

• May 7 - The opening ceremony of First South Caucasus Forum [7]
• May 29 - 1 June - 2nd World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue [8]

June

• June 14 - The IV Congress of Azerbaijani Women [9]

• June 26 - The Azerbaijani Armed Forces celebrated their 95th anniversary with a military parade in Baku.[10]

September

• September 18 - Guba Genocide memorial complex [11][12]

References

1. "Khojaly tragedy once again recognized as genocide on international level". azertag.az. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
2. Trend.Az (2013-01-23). "OIC Parliamentary Union recognizes Khojaly tragedy as genocide". Trend.Az. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
3. "Arianespace signs deal to launch Azerbaijani satellite". News.Az. Archived from the original on 8 November 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
4. "Azerbaijan signs deal with Arianespace to launch satellite". Space Travel. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
5. "Orbital Contracted to Build Azerbaijan's First Satellite". SatelliteToday. 28 November 2010. Archived from the original on 10 May 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
6. "Baku to host World Economic Forum`s Global Shapers` meeting". azertag.az. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
7. "First South Caucasus Forum kicks off in BakuPresident Ilham Aliyev attends the opening ceremony of the ForumVIDEO". azertag.az. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
8. "2nd World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue". UNESCO. 2014-11-28. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
9. "National Commission of the Republic of Azerbaijan for UNESCO". www.unesco.az. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
10. https://en.president.az/articles/2537
11. "French scientists visit Guba Genocide Memorial Complex". azertag.az. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
12. "The Guba Genocide Memorial Complex". heydar-aliyev-foundation.org. Retrieved 2019-02-01.