Today is 137th anniversary of Mammad Amin Rasulzadeh We remember with pride

Society 09:30 31.01.2021
Today is the birthday of the statesman and public figure of Azerbaijan, politician and publicist, one of the founders of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (1918-1920) and one of the leaders of the Azerbaijani political emigration, Mohammad Amin Rasulzade.
 
Eurasia Diary reports that 137 years have passed since the birth of Mohammad Amin Rasulzade.

He was born in Novkhani on January 31, 1884. He participated in the foundation of the organization “Hummet” with the social-democrats.

In 1909, under the persecution from Tsarist authorities, Rasulzadeh fled to Iran and began publishing its newspaper Iran-e Nou, after suppression of the Constitutional Revolution he migrated to Turkey.

He joined the Musavat (Equality) party in 1911 and 4 years later was elected Chairman of Central Committee of the Musavat (Equality) party.

In 1918, jointly with Fatali Khan Khoyski, Rasulzdeh officially declared the first independent Republic in the East. He was arrested after Bolshevik Occupation on April 28, 1920. Under the order of Stalin, he was released and transferred from Azerbaijan to Russia. Despite Stalin’s insistence, he refused to cooperate with Soviet Authorities and leaved USSR.

He died in Ankara on March 6, 1955.

On December 24, 1992, Azerbaijani President Abulfaz Elchibay issued an order on “Return of family members of well-known public figure Mammad Amin Rasulzadeh that faced repressions during totalitarian soviet period to Azerbaijan and solution of the issues on their social conditions”.

On December 29, 1993, Azerbaijani President Heydar Aliyev issued an order on “marking 110th anniversary of public figure Mammad Amin Rasulzade”.

On November 22, 2013, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev issued an order on marking the 130th anniversary of Mammad Amin Rasulzade.

According to the order, jubilee events are held in the country and abroad.  

As well, President Ilham Aliyev declared 2018 the "Year of the Republic” on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic.

 

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