Azerbaijan Republic Celebrates Constitution Day
12 November 2023
Today, the Azerbaijan Republic celebrates a state holiday – Constitution Day.
On 12 November 1995, the Constitution of Azerbaijan, the basic law of the independent sovereign state, was adopted by national referendum.
The Constitution laid the foundations of nation-building of the Azerbaijan Republic. The first amendments and additions were made on 24 August 2002, on 18 March 2009 and then on 26 September 2016.
On 6 February 1996, 12 November was declared Constitution Day by order of President Heydar Aliyev.