On October 18 Azerbaijani people marks the 29th anniversary of the restoration of state independence of Azerbaijan - State Independence Day.
At the historical session of the Supreme Soviet of Azerbaijan on October 18, 1991, the Constitutional Act "On the State Independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan" was adopted.
In May 1992, the Milli Majlis (parliament) approved the State Anthem of the Republic of Azerbaijan (music - Uzeyir Hajibeyli, words - Ahmed Javad), a little later - the State flag, State emblem with the image of an eight-pointed star with flames