Observed by Azerbaijani people Frequency annual | Date 31 December | |
Next time 31 December 2017 (2017-12-31) | ||
International Solidarity Day of Azerbaijanis (Azerbaijani: Dünya Azərbaycanlılarının Həmrəyliyi Günü) Inspired by the fall of the Berlin Wall, the nationalist Popular Front of Azerbaijan called for and lead the removal of borders between Soviet Azerbaijan and Iranian Azerbaijan on December 31, 1989. This has since been celebrated by Azerbaijanis around the world as the International Solidarity Day of Azerbaijanis. and is a public holiday in Azerbaijan.
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