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2010 in Azerbaijan

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Decades:
  
1990s 2000s 2010s

See also:
  
Other events of 2010 Timeline of Azerbaijani history

Major events of 2010 in Azerbaijan.

Contents

Incumbents

  • President: Ilham Aliyev
  • Prime Minister: Artur Rasizade

    • February

  • February 18 — Three Azerbaijani soldiers were killed and one wounded as a result of the 2010 Nagorno-Karabakh skirmish.

    • April

  • April 13 — 2010 European Wrestling Championships opened in Baku (ended on April 18).
  • April 25 — 2010 Youth World Amateur Boxing Championships opened in Baku (ended on May 3).

    • May

  • May 23 — The 2009–10 Azerbaijan Cup final between FK Baku and FK Khazar Lankaran took place in Baku.

    • October

  • October 26 — The eighteenth season of Azerbaijan Cup competitions opened.

    • November

  • November 7 — 2010 parliamentary election was held.
  • November 19 — Two opposition bloggers, Adnan Hajizade and Emin Milli, were released from imprisonment.
  • November 20 — An Armenian sniper opened fire on Azerbaijani positions in Khojavend Rayon, killing one Azerbaijani soldier and bringing the number of soldiers killed from both opposing sides in August—November 2010 to twelve.

    • References

    2010 in Azerbaijan Wikipedia
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