The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic was proclaimed after the collapse of the Russian Empire and a brief period in the Transcaucasian federation, and it was the first parliamentary democracy in the Muslim world. Its government was formed by the Musavat party and others, and its capital moved from Ganja to Baku after the Ottoman and Azerbaijani forces took the city. The republic granted women the right to vote in 1918, earlier than many Western countries, and founded Baku State University. It faced territorial conflict with neighboring Armenia and economic difficulties. In 1920 the Red Army invaded and the republic was absorbed into the Soviet Union, but its brief existence became an important symbol for Azerbaijani independence in 1991.
Before and after
- 11 May 1918Birth of Richard Feynman
- from 15 May 1918 to 14 October 1920First Soviet-Finnish War
- from 27 May 1918 to 6 June 1918Third Battle of the Aisne
- from 27 May 1918 to 6 August 1918Second Battle of the Marne
- from 28 May 1918 to 28 April 1920Azerbaijan Democratic Republic
- from 1 June 1918 to 26 June 1918Battle of Belleau Wood
- from June 1918 to March 1920North Russia intervention
- 14 July 1918Birth of Ingmar Bergman
- 16 July 1918Execution of the Romanov family
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