2018 in Azerbaijan

The following lists events that occurred in 2018 in Azerbaijan.

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Events
February 9 Ilham Aliyev signed a decree on establishment of Theology Institute of Azerbaijan[4]
February 9–25 1 athlete from Azerbaijan will compete at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[5]

March
March 15–17 VI Global Baku Forum was held[6]

April
April 11 Ilham Aliyev wins the 2018 presidential elections.[7]
April 21 Approval of the new composition of the Cabinet of Ministers.[8]
April 27–29 2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix

May
May 14 Port of Baku was opened on 14 May 2018 at Alat.[9]
May 28 The centennial anniversary of the founding of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADF).[10]
May 29 Opening of Southern Gas Corridor[11]

June
June 5 Opening ceremony of the BMX World Championships[12]
June 11 President Ilham Aliyev opened a new missile base at Pirəkəşkül.[13]
June 26 The centennial of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces.[14][15]

September
September 15 The military parade was held on occasion of 100th anniversary of Baku's liberation[16]
September 21 100th anniversary of the Azerbaijani parliament[17]
September 20–27 2018 World Judo Championships[18]

October
October 25–26 VI Baku International Humanitarian Forum[19]

November
November 16 A 4,000-year-old game was found in Azerbaijan[20]
  • The military parade.
  • The inauguration ceremony of Ilham Aliyev.
  • Ilham Aliyev attended official opening ceremony of Southern Gas Corridor. Sangachal Terminal

References
  1. "Azerbaijan country profile". BBC News. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  2. Erickson, Amanda (22 February 2017). "Azerbaijan's president has chosen a new VP — his wife". Washington Post. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  3. "Novruz Mammadov becomes the new Prime Minister of Azerbaijan". JAMnews. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  4. "Azərbaycan İlahiyyat İnstitutunun yaradılması haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı".
  5. "Azerbaijan's flag-bearer in Winter Olympics named". Report News Agency. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  6. "6th Global Baku Forum starts today - UPDATED". Report News Agency. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  7. "Azerbaijan brings forward date of presidential election to April..." Reuters. 2018-02-05. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  8. Sputnik. "Объявлен состав нового Кабинета министров Азербайджана". az.sputniknews.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  9. "Official web-site of President of Azerbaijan Republic - NEWS » Events". en.president.az. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  10. "Azerbaijan marks 100th anniversary of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic". Trend.Az. 2018-05-28. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  11. "Ilham Aliyev attended official opening ceremony of Southern Gas Corridor". en.president.az. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  12. "2018 UCI BMX World Championships". Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  13. O'Connor, Sean (July 10, 2018). "Spaceshot: Azerbaijan's new missile base – 40.490297 N 049.594878 E". Jane's Information Group. Archived from the original on July 11, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2018. On 11 June Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev presided over the opening ceremony for a new missile base near Perekeshkul, which Jane’s has located approximately 20 km northwest of Baku.
  14. "Military airplanes conduct flights over Baku". video.azertag.az. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  15. "Flights of Military Aviation on Eve of Military Parade in Baku". www.turan.az. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  16. "Solemn parade held to mark 100th anniversary of liberation of Baku President Ilham Aliyev, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attended the parade". video.azertag.az. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  17. "Solemn meeting marking centenary of Azerbaijani parliament gets underway at Milli Majlis". en.president.az. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  18. "World Championships Seniors Baku 2018 / IJF.org". www.ijf.org. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  19. "VI Baku International Humanitarian Forum" (PDF).
  20. Bower, Bruce (2018-12-17). "A Bronze Age game called 58 holes was found chiseled into stone in Azerbaijan". Science News. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
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