The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, also known as the Azerbaijan People's Republic, was the first secular democratic republic in the Turkic and Muslim worlds. The ADR was founded by the Azerbaijani National Council in Tiflis on 28 May 1918 after the collapse of the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic, and ceased to exist on April 28, 1920. Its established borders were with Russia to the north, the Democratic Republic of Georgia to the north-west, the Republic of Armenia to the west, and Iran to the south. It had a population of around 3 million. Ganja was the temporary capital of the Republic as Baku was under Bolshevik control. The name of "Azerbaijan" which the leading Musavat party adopted, for political reasons, was, prior to the establishment of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic in 1918, exclusively used to identify the adjacent region of contemporary northwestern Iran.
Fatali Khan Isgender oglu Khoyski was an Azerbaijani attorney, a member of the Second State Duma of the Russian Empire, Minister of Internal Affairs, Minister of Defense and, later the first Prime Minister of the independent Azerbaijan Democratic Republic.
Mirza Davud Baghir oghlu Huseynov, also spelled Husseynov or Huseinov, was an Azerbaijani revolutionary and statesman.
Azerbaijani National Council was the first delegated legislative body of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR) from 27 May 1918 to 17 June 1918 and again from 16 November 1918 to 3 December 1918. It was succeeded by the Parliament, a legislative body formed through nationwide general elections.
Huseynagha Musa oghlu Sadigov, also spelled as Huseynaga Sadikhov is an Azerbaijani politician and diplomat.
Mammad Yusif Jafarov Hajibaba oghlu was an Azerbaijani statesman.
The Ministry of Justice of Azerbaijan is a governmental agency within the Cabinet of Azerbaijan in charge of regulation of the justice system, overseeing the public prosecutor, maintaining the legal system and public order and instituting law reforms.
First cabinet of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic governed Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR) between May 28, 1918, and June 17, 1918. It was formed after proclamation of independence of Azerbaijan on May 28, 1918, and was led by Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Fatali Khan Khoyski with the following composition:
Third cabinet of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic governed Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR) between December 26, 1918 and March 14, 1919. It was formed after the second cabinet of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic dissolved on December 7, 1918 and was led by Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Fatali Khan Khoyski with the following composition:
Rustam Khan Khoyski was an Azerbaijani statesman who served as the Minister of Social Security of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and was member of Azerbaijani National Council. Rustam Khan was the younger brother of a prominent Azerbaijani politician Fatali Khan Khoyski.
Fifth cabinet of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic governed Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR) between December 22, 1919, and April 1, 1920. It was formed after the fourth cabinet of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic dissolved on December 22, 1919, and was led by Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Nasib Yusifbeyli with the following composition:
The Declaration of Independence of Azerbaijan is the pronouncement adopted by the Azerbaijani National Council meeting in Tiflis on 28 May 1918, declaring the independence of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic.
The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR) is the first independent Republic, proclaimed on May 28, 1918 in the territory of the present Azerbaijan Republic. The republic collapsed on 28 April 1920, after the 11th Red Army entered Baku. On 28 May is celebrated as the Republic Day in Azerbaijan since 1990.
Adil Khan Ziyadkhanov — Azerbaijani statesman and diplomat.
Parliament of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic was the legislative branch of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. It was the parliament of the first parliamentary republic in the Caucasus Region of Central Asia.
Rashid bey Akhundzadeh was a Governor of Baku in 1919 during Azerbaijan Democratic Republic.
Huseyngulu Khan Khoyski was Major general of the Russian Imperial Army, elder brother of the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan Fatali khan Khoyski.
Khoyskis or Khan-Khoyskis is Azerbaijani noble family.
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