2009 in Azerbaijan
The following details notable events from the year 2009 in Azerbaijan. The Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to the south. The exclave of Nakhchivan is bounded by Armenia to the north and east, Iran to the south and west, while having a short borderline with Turkey to the northwest.
Events
April
- April 24 - The Cabinet of Ministers adopts the State Registration Rules of Joint-Base Airdromes.[1]
- April 27 - Due to 2009 swine flu outbreak Azerbaijan severed the import of animal husbandry goods from the United States[2] and introduces the sanitary inspections at railroads and in Heydar Aliyev International Airport.[3] All swine-breeding farmings were subjected to strict prophylactic control.[3]
- April 27 - A monument to Meshadi Azizbekov in Baku was dismantled. Another monument to Prokopius Dzhaparidze in the capital was removed permanently shortly after.[4]
- April 30 - Thirteen people were killed in Azerbaijan State Oil Academy shootings.
May
July
- July 2 - The Heydar Aliyev Airport suspended its night schedule. The airport worked in a normal regime from 7 a.m. til 12 p.m.According to AZAL spokesman, this rule was established for the population to rest calmly at night time. He noted that the restrictions are not related to humanitarian, state, sanitarian and rescue flights, as well as to the flights that were caught in bad weather and that need to land urgently.[9]
Deaths
References
2009 in Europe |
---|
| Sovereign states | |
---|
| States with limited recognition |
- Abkhazia
- Kosovo
- Nagorno-Karabakh
- Northern Cyprus
- South Ossetia
- Transnistria
|
---|
| Dependencies and other territories |
- Åland
- Faroe Islands
- Gibraltar
- Guernsey
- Jersey
- Isle of Man
- Svalbard
|
---|
| Other entities | |
---|
|