2018 in Azerbaijan

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The following lists events that occurred in 2018 in Azerbaijan.

Incumbents

• President: Ilham Aliyev^[1]
• Vice President: Mehriban Aliyeva^[2]
• Prime Minister: Artur Rasizade^[3] (until 21 April), Novruz Mammadov (starting 21 April)

Events

February

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

V World forum on Intercultural dialogue 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.^[citation needed]
April 27–29	2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix

May

May 14	Port of Baku was opened on 14 May 2018 at Alat.[8]
May 28	The centennial anniversary of the founding of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADF).[9]
May 29	Opening of Southern Gas Corridor[10]

June

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

September

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

October

October 25–26

VI Baku International Humanitarian Forum[18]

November

November 16

A 4,000-year-old game was found in Azerbaijan[19]

Gallery

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  The military parade.
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  The inauguration ceremony of Ilham Aliyev.
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  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.^{[permanent dead link]}
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. "Official web-site of President of Azerbaijan Republic - NEWS » Events". en.president.az. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
9. "Azerbaijan marks 100th anniversary of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic". Trend.Az. 2018-05-28. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
10. "Ilham Aliyev attended official opening ceremony of Southern Gas Corridor". en.president.az. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
11. "2018 UCI BMX World Championships". Retrieved 2018-12-19.
12. 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.
13. "Military airplanes conduct flights over Baku". video.azertag.az. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
14. "Flights of Military Aviation on Eve of Military Parade in Baku". www.turan.az. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
15. "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.
16. "Solemn meeting marking centenary of Azerbaijani parliament gets underway at Milli Majlis". en.president.az. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
17. "World Championships Seniors Baku 2018 / IJF.org". www.ijf.org. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
18. "VI Baku International Humanitarian Forum" (PDF).
19. 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.