Communist Party of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan Communist Party | |
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| Founded | 20 February 1920 |
| Dissolved | 16 September 1991 |
| Preceded by |
Hummat Party Adalat Party Ahrar Party of Iran Baku bolsheviks |
| Ideology |
Communism Marxism–Leninism |
| Political position | Far-left |
| National affiliation | CPSU |
| Colours | Red |
| Anthem | Anthem of Azerbaijan SSR |
| Party flag | |
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The Azerbaijan Communist Party (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Kommunist Partiyası; Russian: Коммунистическая партия Азербайджана) was the ruling political party in the Azerbaijan SSR, making it effectively a branch of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. It was formed on February 20, 1920, when the Hummat Party, the Adalat Party, the Ahrar Party of Iran and Baku Bolsheviks joined together to establish the Azerbaijan Communist Party. On April 1 of the same year, the Fifth Cabinet of Ministers of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic gave its resignations and all the power to the Azerbaijan Communist Party. The party ruled the Azerbaijan SSR until 16 September 1991 when it was formally disbanded. Nevertheless, former leaders and members of the communists continued to play a role in the family- and patronage-based political system. The Azerbaijan Communist Party won the first multi-party elections in Azerbaijan that took place on 30 September and 14 October 1990 for the Supreme Soviet obtaining 280 out of 360 seats.
First secretaries of the Azerbaijan Communist Party of the Azerbaijan SSR
| No. | Name | Took Office | Left Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mirza Davud Huseynov | February 12, 1920 | October 23, 1920 |
| 2 | Grigory Kaminsky | October 23, 1920 | July, 1921 |
| 3 | Sergey Kirov | July, 1921 | January, 1926 |
| 4 | Levon Mirzoyan | January, 1926 | August, 1929 |
| 5 | Nikolay Gikalo | August, 1929 | June, 1930 |
| 6 | Vladimir Polonsky | June, 1930 | November, 1933 |
| 7 | Ruben Rubenov (Mkrtchyan) | January 1, 1933 | December 12, 1933 |
| 8 | Mir Jafar Baghirov | November, 1933 | July, 1953 |
| 9 | Mir Teymur Yaqubov | July, 1953 | February, 1954 |
| 10 | Imam Mustafayev | February 7, 1954 | June 12, 1959 |
| 11 | Veli Akhundov | July 11, 1959 | July 14, 1969 |
| 12 | Heydar Aliyev | July 14, 1969 | December 3, 1982 |
| 13 | Kamran Baghirov | December 3, 1982 | May 21, 1988 |
| 14 | Abdulrahman Vezirov | May 21, 1988 | January 20, 1990 |
| 15 | Ayaz Mütallibov | January 24, 1990 | September 16, 1991 |
Trivia
Azerbaijani nationalist leader, anti-communist politician and former president Abulfaz Elchibey was also a member of the Azerbaijan Communist Party. He joined the Party in 1972.