Anniversary of first Azerbaijani Parliament to be celebrated in Washington

The 94th anniversary of the official opening of the Parliament of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic will be marked on December 5 in Washington.  The event will be held at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill by The Turquoise Council of American and Eurasians organization, Council of Turkish American Associations in cooperation with the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the United States.

The first parliament of the Azerbaijan Democratic was established on November 29 and convened on December 7, 1918.

The first session of the parliament took place in the building of former Zeynalabdin Tagiyev Russian Muslim School located on present day Istiglaliyyat Street of Baku and was chaired by Rasulzade. Alimardan Topchubashov was elected the Speaker of the Parliament, Hasanbey Agayev - Deputy Speaker. By the end of 1919, there were 11 various political party factions in the parliament represented by 96 deputies. During its 17-month existence, the parliament held 145 sessions with the last session being convened on April 27, 1920. Parliamentary delegations of Azerbaijan signed several friendship treaties with Turkey, Iran, Great Britain, and US and a defence pact with Georgia; attended Paris Peace Conference several times requesting recognition from Western countries. In January 1920, Azerbaijan Democratic Republic was de facto recognized by the Peace Conference.


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