Azerbaijan Democratic Republic

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Was a polity in the Caucasus region founded by the Azerbaijani National Council in Tiflis on 28 May 1918 after the collapse of the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic, and ceased to exist on April 28, 1920.

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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1. Russian Civil War

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.

1.1.1.1.Armenian-Azerbaijani War

Was a conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan during the Russian Civil War.

2. World War I

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.

Disestablishment

April 1920: The Bolshevik army started its mobilization and was occupying the government buildings and started imposing Martial laws on Baku.

April 1920: While the Azerbaijani government and army were in chaos, the Armenian army and local Armenian militias used the opportunity to assert their control over parts of Azerbaijani territory, invading Shusha, Khankendi and other important cities. By the end of April, Armenian forces were controlling most of western Azerbaijan, including all of Karabakh with the surrounding areas.

April 1920: Creation of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic.