2009 in Azerbaijan

none 2009 The following outlines notable events in the year 2009 in Azerbaijan. The Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region, situated at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe. It is bordered by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to the south. Additionally, the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, an exclave of Azerbaijan, shares borders with Armenia to the north and east, Iran to the south and west, and has a short border with Turkey to the northwest. Incumbents President: Ilham Aliyev Prime Minister: Artur Rasizade Speaker: Ogtay Asadov Events March March 18 – 2009 Azerbaijani constitutional referendumhttps://report.az/en/domestic-politics/azerbaijan-marks-day-of-constitution/ Azerbaijan marks Day of Constitution Report News Agency en 2019-02-12 April April 24 – The Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan adopts the State Registration Rules for Joint-Base Airdromes.ru:Все аэродромы Азербайджана стали совместно-базовыми аэродромами http://abc.az/news_28_04_2009_34330.html https://web.archive.org/web/20111003220629/http://abc.az/news_28_04_2009_34330.html 2011-10-03 dead 2009-04-30 ru April 27 – Due to the 2009 swine flu pandemic, Azerbaijan severed the import of animal husbandry goods from the United States.http://news.bakililar.az/news_v_azerbayjane_vveden_23404.html ru:В Азербайджане введен запрет на ввоз животноводческой продукции из США ru 2009-04-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20090428150458/http://news.bakililar.az/news_v_azerbayjane_vveden_23404.html 2009-04-28 dead The country also introduced sanitary inspections at railroads and in Heydar Aliyev International Airport.http://capital-ru.trend.az/agriculture/1462308.html ru:Из-за вируса "свиного гриппа" в Азербайджане усилены меры профилактики на всех видах транспорта ru 2009-04-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20090501065139/http://capital-ru.trend.az/agriculture/1462308.html 2009-05-01 dead All swine-breeding farms were subjected to strict prophylactic control. April 27 – A monument to Meshadi Azizbekov in Baku was dismantled. Another monument to Prokopius Dzhaparidze in the capital was permanently removed shortly after.ru:Вслед за памятником Азизбекову, демонтирован и памятник Джапаридзе http://news.bakililar.az/news_vsled_za_pamyatnikom_23420.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090501181750/http://news.bakililar.az/news_vsled_za_pamyatnikom_23420.html 2009-05-01 live 2009-04-30 ru April 30 – Thirteen people were killed in the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy shootings. May May 1 – The state stamp maker Azermarka issued postage stamps dedicated to the 15th anniversary of Azerbaijan's cooperation with NATO.http://en.apa.az/news.php?id=101554 Azerbaijan issues postage stamps featuring 15-year cooperation with NATO 2009-05-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20120215042845/http://en.apa.az/news.php?id=101554 2012-02-15 dead May 2 – Baku hosted the international scientific conference Conspectus to a New Thinking in the Modern World, initiated by the Azerbaijan Association of Philosophy and Socio-Political Sciences.http://en.apa.az/news.php?id=101574 Baku hosts international scientific conference 2009-05-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20120215042919/http://en.apa.az/news.php?id=101574 2012-02-15 dead May 6 – The Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Hall marked the upcoming 200th anniversary of Frédéric Chopin.200-летие Шопена отметят в Азербайджане ru May 15 – Baku hosted the 25th Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships. May 15 – Azerbaijan reached the Eurovision 2009 final. May 22 – Israel's El-Al Airlines Boeing 777 flying from Hong Kong to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Baku. The engine problem was fixed, and the plane continued its flight.http://en.apa.az/news.php?id=102607 Israel's plane makes emergency landing in Baku 2009-05-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20120225202145/http://en.apa.az/news.php?id=102607 2012-02-25 dead July July 2 – The Heydar Aliyev Airport suspended its night schedule. The airport operated under normal conditions from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. According to an AZAL spokesperson, this rule was implemented to allow the population to rest peacefully during the night. He noted that the restrictions do not apply to humanitarian, state, sanitary, or rescue flights, nor to flights that were caught in bad weather and need to land urgently.Heydar Aliyev International Airport ChatterAugust 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes December December 20 – The Metro station "Azadlig prospekti" ("Liberty Avenue") was put into operation.https://news.az/articles/society/2764 New Azadlig Prospekti metro station to be opened in Baku news.az 2019-02-12 December 23 – Municipal elections were held in Azerbaijan.https://en.trend.az/azerbaijan/politics/1602799.html Council of Europe's Congress of Local and Regional Authorities to send delegation to observe municipal elections in Azerbaijan Trend.Az 2009-12-17 Trend.Az en 2019-02-12https://azertag.az/en/xeber/COE_CONGRESS_ADOPTS_REPORT_ON_2009_MUNICIPAL_ELECTIONS_IN_AZERBAIJAN-589374 COE CONGRESS ADOPTS REPORT ON 2009 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN AZERBAIJAN azertag.az en 2019-02-12 Deaths February 13 – Bakhtiyar Vahabzadeh, Azerbaijani poet (born 1925) References 2009 in 2009 in Azerbaijan Category:2000s in Azerbaijan Category:Years of the 21st century in Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Azerbaijan