of October 18, 1991 No. 222-XII
About recovery of the state independence of the Azerbaijan Republic
On May 28, 1918 the National Council of Azerbaijan adopted the Declaration on independence, having renewed thereby centuries-old traditions of statehood of the Azerbaijani people.
The Azerbaijan Republic, having in the territory all completeness of the government, pursued independent foreign and domestic policy. Institutes inherent in the independent state - parliament, the government, army, financial system of the Azerbaijan Republic were created and functioned. The Azerbaijan Republic was recognized as many foreign states and established with them diplomatic relations. But on April 27-28, 1920 RSFSR, having roughly trampled on the international precepts of law, without declaration of war entered parts of the armed forces into Azerbaijan, occupied the territory of the sovereign Azerbaijan Republic, violently overthrew duly elected authorities and put end to the independence reached at the price of the huge victims of the Azerbaijani people.
After this Azerbaijan as well as in 1806-1828, it is again annexed by Russia.
The agreement on formation of the USSR of December 30, 1922 was designed to fix this annexation. Further, for 70 years against the Azerbaijan Republic the colonialism policy was pursued, natural resources of Azerbaijan were ruthlessly operated and its national wealth was taken away, the Azerbaijani people were exposed to prosecutions and repressions, its national advantage was trampled. Despite it, the Azerbaijani people continued the fight for the state independence.
Acceptance by the Supreme Council of the Azerbaijan Republic to the Declaration "About Recovery of the State Independence of the Azerbaijan Republic" became on August 30, 1991 its result.
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