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2008 in Azerbaijan

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Decades:
  
1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s

See also:
  
Other events of 2008 Timeline of Azerbaijani history

Incumbents

  • President: Ilham Aliyev
  • Prime Minister: Artur Rasizade
  • April

  • April 12 - Baku hosted the 1st Qualifying Tournament in Women's field hockey Qualifyings for the 2008 Summer Olympics.
  • May

  • May 24 – Azerbaijani duet Elnur Hüseynov and Samir Javadzadeh finishes 8th at the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2008.
  • August

  • August 9 - The 17th season of Azerbaijan Premier League has started.
  • September

  • September 17 - The Premiliary Round of Azerbaijan Cup 2008–09 has started.
  • October

  • October 15 - Presidential election took place with Ilham Aliyev being re-elected.
  • Sport

  • 8 August to 24 August – Azerbaijan competes in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The Azerbaijani Olympic team wins 14 gold medals, coming 6th on the medal tally.
  • Deaths

  • March 5 – Hajibey Sultanov, Azerbaijani astronomer (born 1921)
  • October 25 – Muslim Magomayev, Azerbaijani singer (born 1942)
  • References

    2008 in Azerbaijan Wikipedia