November 12 is Constitution Day in the Republic of Azerbaijan. / 12 November, 2023
The first constitution of independent Azerbaijan was adopted through a national vote (referendum) held on November 12, 1995. The Basic Law of the State entered into force on November 27, 1995. The adoption of the constitution is one of the most important events in the history of our independence, and it is one of the great services of the great leader Heydar Aliyev to the statehood of Azerbaijan. This Constitution is a perfect and progressive document that regulates the process of independent state building, ensures democratic development, includes radical changes in the political, social, cultural, and economic spheres of society, and plays the role of a legal base for improving legislation.
