2018 in Azerbaijan

The following lists events that occurred in 2018 in Azerbaijan.

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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.
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]
  • The military parade.
    The military parade.
  • The inauguration ceremony of Ilham Aliyev.
    The inauguration ceremony of Ilham Aliyev.
  • Ilham Aliyev attended official opening ceremony of Southern Gas Corridor. Sangachal Terminal
    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. "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.
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