| 29 Nov 1990 |
the change of the name to the Republic of Azerbaijan (Azәrbaycan Respublikası) is recommended for adoption by the Supreme Council (Ali Sovet) of the Azerbaijan SSR in accordance with a decree issued by the President of the Azerbaijan SSR on 29 Nov 1990 (Kommunist, No. 276, 1 Dec 1990, p. 1) |
| 5 Feb 1991 |
the name of the state is changed in accordance with a law passed by the Supreme Council of the Azerbaijan SSR on 5 Feb 1991 with immediate effect (Kommunist, No. 28, 8 Feb 1991, p. 2) |
| 5 Feb 1991 - |
Azәrbaycan Respublikası | Republic of Azerbaijan |
| 30 Aug 1991 |
the state independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan is restored in accordance with a declaration approved by the resolution of the Supreme Council (Ali Sovet) of the Republic of Azerbaijan on 30 Aug 1991 (The Xalq newspaper, No. 172, 3 Sep 1991, p. 1) |
| 18 Oct 1991 |
the Republic of Azerbaijan is named the successor to the Republic of Azerbaijan existing between 28 May 1918 and 28 Apr 1920, the accession of Azerbaijan to the treaty on the Establishment of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics is declared null and void in accordance with a Constitutional Act passed by the Supreme Council of the Republic of Azerbaijan on 18 Oct 1991 and promulgated on the same day (The Xalq newspaper, No. 219, 7 Nov 1991, p. 1) |
