2018 in Azerbaijan explained

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.
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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Azerbaijan country profile. BBC News. 6 May 2018. 12 April 2018.
2. News: Erickson. Amanda. Azerbaijan's president has chosen a new VP — his wife. Washington Post. 6 May 2018. 22 February 2017.
3. Web site: Novruz Mammadov becomes the new Prime Minister of Azerbaijan. JAMnews. 6 May 2018. 21 April 2018.
4. Web site: Azərbaycan İlahiyyat İnstitutunun yaradılması haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı.
5. Web site: Azerbaijan's flag-bearer in Winter Olympics named. Report News Agency. en. 2018-12-19.
6. Web site: 6th Global Baku Forum starts today - UPDATED. Report News Agency. en. 2018-12-21.
7. News: Azerbaijan brings forward date of presidential election to April.... 2018-02-05. Reuters. 2018-12-19. en.
8. Web site: Official web-site of President of Azerbaijan Republic - NEWS » Events. en.president.az. en. 2018-12-19.
9. Web site: Azerbaijan marks 100th anniversary of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. 2018-05-28. Trend.Az. en. 2018-12-19.
10. Web site: Ilham Aliyev attended official opening ceremony of Southern Gas Corridor. en.president.az. en. 2018-12-19.
11. Web site: 2018 UCI BMX World Championships. en-US. 2018-12-19.
12. News: Spaceshot: Azerbaijan's new missile base – 40.490297 N 049.594878 E. O'Connor. Sean. July 10, 2018. Jane's Information Group. 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.. July 10, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180711043224/http://www.janes.com/article/81650/spaceshot-azerbaijan-s-new-missile-base-40-490297-n-049-594878-e?from_rss=1. July 11, 2018. dead.
13. Web site: Military airplanes conduct flights over Baku. video.azertag.az. en. 2018-12-19.
14. Web site: Flights of Military Aviation on Eve of Military Parade in Baku. www.turan.az. 2018-12-19.
15. Web site: Solemn parade held to mark 100th anniversary of liberation of Baku President Ilham Aliyev, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attended the parade. video.azertag.az. en. 2018-12-21.
16. Web site: Solemn meeting marking centenary of Azerbaijani parliament gets underway at Milli Majlis. en.president.az. en. 2018-12-21.
17. Web site: World Championships Seniors Baku 2018 / IJF.org. www.ijf.org. 2018-12-21.
18. Web site: VI Baku International Humanitarian Forum.
19. Web site: A Bronze Age game called 58 holes was found chiseled into stone in Azerbaijan. Bower. Bruce. 2018-12-17. Science News. en. 2018-12-21.