2008 in Azerbaijan

None 2008 The following lists events that happened during 2008 in the Republic of Azerbaijan. Incumbents President: Ilham Aliyev Prime Minister: Artur Rasizade Speaker: Ogtay Asadov Events April April 12 - Baku hosted the 1st Qualifying Tournament in Women's field hockey Qualifyings for the 2008 Summer Olympics. May May 24 – Azerbaijani duet Elnur Hüseynov and Samir Javadzadeh finishes 8th at the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. June June 26 - The Azerbaijani Armed Forces celebrates its 90th anniversary.Azerbaijan Threatens War at Military Parade, Signals Arms Buildup – Asbarez.com https://asbarez.com/azerbaijan-threatens-war-at-military-parade-signals-arms-buildup/ 2022-10-23 en-US August August 9 - The 17th season of Azerbaijan Premier League has started. September September 17 - The Premiliary Round of Azerbaijan Cup 2008–09 has started. October October 15 - Presidential election took place with Ilham Aliyev being re-elected.2008-10-15 Aliyev re-elected in Azerbaijan en-GB https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7671090.stm 2022-10-23 Sport 8 August to 24 August – Azerbaijan competes in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The Azerbaijani Olympic team wins 14 gold medals, coming 6th on the medal tally. Deaths March 5 – Hajibey Sultanov, Azerbaijani astronomer (born 1921) October 25 – Muslim Magomayev, Azerbaijani singer (born 1942) References 2008 in 2008 in Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Azerbaijan