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The cluster includes all the forms of the country.
The cluster includes the following incarnations of the same nation:
Azerbaijan Democratic Republic
Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic
Azerbaijan People's Government
Republic of Azerbaijan
Establishment
May 1918: The Azerbaijani National Council undertook parliamentary functions and proclaimed the foundation of the "Azerbaijani Democratic Republic" and declared the National Charter.
August 1918: The Provisional Military Dictatorship of Mughan was a British-controlled anti-communist short-lived state founded in the Lankaran region on August 1, 1918.
September 1918: Ottoman-Azeri forces captured Baku.
October 1918: By September 1918, the Ottomans consolidated their control over northern Persia, between Tabriz and the southern shores of the Caspian Sea.
Chronology
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Was a Civil War in Russia that involved varios factions but mainly the Bolsheviks and the conservative White Army in the core Russian territories, as well as a multitude of local secessionist states. At the end of war the Bolsheviks were victorious and established the Soviet Union.
1.1.Pro-independence movements in the Russian Civil War
Local independence movement caused several secessions and revolts during the Russian Civil War.
1.1.1.Pro-independence and White movements in the Caucasus during the Russian Civil War
Were a series of revolts and secessions in the Caucasus during the Russian Civil War.
January 1919: Named after the Aras River that formed its southern border, the Republic of Aras was declared in December 1918 by Jafargulu Khan Nakhchivanski.
June 1919: The existence of the Republic of Aras was ended when troops from the First Republic of Armenia advanced into the region and succeeded in taking control over it in mid-June 1919 during the Aras War.
July 1919: The Mughan Soviet Republic was a short-lived pro-Bolshevik state that existed in present-day southeastern Azerbaijan from March to June 1919.
April 1920: The Bolshevik army started its mobilization and was occupying the government buildings and started imposing Martial laws on Baku.
April 1920: Creation of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic.
April 1921: The Republic of Mountainous Armenia was established by a military commander and Armenian political thinker Garegin Nzhdeh and his allies with the support of local guerrilla forces, following the suppression of the February Uprising in April 1921.
July 1921: After months of fierce battles with the Red Army, the Republic of Mountainous Armenia capitulated in July 1921 following Soviet Russia's promises to keep the mountainous region as a part of Soviet Armenia.
1.1.1.1.Armenian-Azerbaijani War
Was a conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan during the Russian Civil War.
Was a global conflict between two coalitions, the Allies (primarily France, the United Kingdom, Russia, Italy, Japan, and the United States) and the Central Powers (led by Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire). It was mainly caused by the competition of the western countries over domain in Europe and in the rest of the world with their colonial empires. The war ended with the defeat of the Central Powers. The war also caused the Russian Revolution and the ensuing Russian Civil War.
2.1.World War I Middle East Theatre
Was the theatre of war in the Middle East during World War I.
2.1.1.Caucasus campaign (World War I)
Was an armed conflict mainly between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire in the Caucasus area during World War I.
2.1.1.1.Transcaucasian Front of World War I
Was the theatre of war in Transcaucasia during World War I.
Was the process of internal disintegration within the Soviet Union (USSR) which resulted in the end of the country as a sovereign state, thereby resulting in its constituent republics gaining full independence.
August 1991: The modern Republic of Azerbaijan proclaimed its independence on 30 August 1991 shortly before the dissolution of the USSR in the same year.
September 1991: In September 1991, the Armenian majority of the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region seceded to form the Republic of Artsakh.
The Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic was a short-lived autonomous republic in Azerbaijan that lasted from June to August 1993.
June 1993: The Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic was a short-lived self-proclaimed separatist autonomous republic in Azerbaijan, that lasted from June to August 1993.
August 1993: The Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic was a short-lived self-proclaimed separatist autonomous republic in Azerbaijan, that lasted from June to August 1993. It was declared by the Talysh people, an ethnic group in Azerbaijan, seeking autonomy from the central government. The territory was eventually reabsorbed by the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Was a conflict between Azerbaijan and the secessionist Republic of Artsakh.
April 2016: The Azeris penetrated a few kilometers into Armenian territory, in particular to the north near the village of Talish and in the extreme south of the line of contact where they would also have gained positions.
April 2016: The Armenian defense, reorganized, managed to stop and push back the Azerbaijani who left numerous soldiers on the field.
Are a series of conflicts that are considered to be a consequence of the Dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.
6.1.Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
A series of conflicts between Azerbaijan and the breakaway Armenian Republic of Artsakh that started after Azerbaijan gained indipendence from the USSR in 1991.
January 2024: The Republic of Artsakh is dissolved and reintegrates into Azerbaijan.
6.1.1.2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh
In 2023 Azerbaijan launched a large-scale military offensive against the self-declared breakaway state of Artsakh. The offensive eventually resulted in the dissolution of the Republic of Artsakh and its reintegration into Azerbaijan.
September 2023: Azerbaijan launched a large-scale offensive against Republic of Artsakh. Azerbaijani forces occupied the villages of Charektar and Getavan.
September 2023: The offensive ended with a ceasefire from 13:00 on 20 September. The Azerbaijani forces had captured the settlements of Drmbon, Harav, Chankatagh, Chapar, Karmir Shuka, Khachmach, Machkalashen, Sarushen, Shosh and Vaghuhas.
6.1.2.First Nagorno-Karabakh War
Was a conflict between Azerbaijan and the breakaway majority Armenian Nagorno-Karabakh from 1991 to 1994.
February 1992: Azerbaijani conquests in the villages of Nakhicivanik, Khramort and Farruk.
February 1992: In early February, the Azerbaijani villages of Malıbəyli, Karadagly and Agdaban were conquered.
May 1992: May 8 represents one of the most important dates in the history of the conflict when Armenian militias conquer the Azerbaijani stronghold of Shushi.
May 1992: On May 18, Armenian forces entered the village of Lachin, conquered the surrounding territory and broke the isolation of the Armenian enclave of Karabakh for the first time.
March 1993: After an advance of twenty-nine kilometres, the Tartar river was reached about twenty kilometers from the district capital.
April 1993: Battle of Kelbajar.
June 1993: After a year of occupation Martakert was occupied by the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh.
July 1993: In 1993, during the Nagorno-Karabakh War, Agdam, an important city in Azerbaijan, fell to Armenian forces. The capture of Agdam was a significant strategic victory for the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh, as it allowed them to push further into Azerbaijani territory.
August 1993: The Armenians on the other hand manage to conquer the village of Shelly used as an artillery base towards Stepanakert.
August 1993: Fizuli conquered by Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh.
August 1993: Jebrail conquered by Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh.
August 1993: Gubatly conquered by Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh.
October 1993: Horadiz conquered by Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh.
November 1993: Zangelan conquered by Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh.
February 1994: The Azeris lose their garrison at the Omar pass.
May 1994: Starting from April 10, the Armenians launched an offensive in the north-eastern sector (Gulistan-Talish), and conquered numerous villages (Talish, Chily, Madaghis and Levonark) in a few days.
6.1.2.1.Goranboy Operation
Was a military offensive by Azerbaijan in the summer of 1992 with the goal of taking complete control of the entire territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.
July 1992: Azerbaijanis managed to establish control over some settlements in the Askeran region: Nakhichevanik, Arachadzor, Pirdzhamal, Dahraz and Agbulak.
July 1992: On 2 July the Azeris conquer Martakert.
6.1.2.2.Bishkek Protocol
Was a ceasefire between Armenia, Azerbaijan and the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. .
May 1994: The "Bishkek Protocol" was a ceasefire agreement signed in 1994 between the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan, with the mediation of Russia and Armenia.
6.1.3.2019 Armenian-Azerbaijani clashes
Was a small conflict between the Armenian Armed Forces and Azerbaijani Armed Forces.
May 2018: Clashes and subsequent military operations ended with Azerbaijan regaining several occupied villages and strategic positions within the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, these areas had previously been part of a no man's land between the Azerbajiani and Armenian lines.
6.1.4.2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war
Was a war that involved Azerbaijan, Armenia and the self-declared Armenian breakaway state of Artsakh.
October 2020: Azerbaijan announced the capture of Jabrayil.
October 2020: Füzuli was captured on 17 October 2020 by Azerbaijani troops. They also captured the Khoda Afarin Dam and Khodaafarin Bridges.
October 2020: On 26 October, in midday, the president of Azerbaijan stated that Azerbaijani forces had seized control of Padar, Əfəndilər, Yusifbəyli, Çay Tumas, Xanlıq, Sarıyataq, and Mollabürhan in Qubadli District.
November 2020: Azerbaijani forces seized Shusha.
6.1.5.2021-2022 Armenia-Azerbaijan border crisis
A border conflict since 12 May 2021 between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
May 2021: Reports emerged regarding the crossing of Azerbaijani soldiers into Armenian territory on 12 May, in two areas along the Armenia-Azerbaijan border.
March 1922: The Armenian, Azerbaijani and Georgian SSRs, were united into the Federative Union of Socialist Soviet Republics of Transcaucasia on 12 March 1922.
December 1945: The Azerbaijan People's Government was a short-lived unrecognized secessionist state in northern Iran from November 1945 to December 1946.
January 1947: The Azerbaijan People's Government was a short-lived unrecognized secessionist state in northern Iran from November 1945 to December 1946.
January 1993: Armenian forces seized control of Gyunnyut, which is located Sharur District of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.