The following lists events that happened during 2008 in the Republic of Azerbaijan.
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Incumbents edit
Events edit
January edit
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February edit
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March edit
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April edit
- April 12 - Baku hosted the 1st Qualifying Tournament in Women's field hockey Qualifyings for the 2008 Summer Olympics.
May edit
- May 24 – Azerbaijani duet Elnur Hüseynov and Samir Javadzadeh finishes 8th at the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2008.
June edit
- June 26 - The Azerbaijani Armed Forces celebrates its 90th anniversary.[1]
July edit
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August edit
- August 9 - The 17th season of Azerbaijan Premier League has started.
September edit
- September 17 - The Premiliary Round of Azerbaijan Cup 2008–09 has started.
October edit
- October 15 - Presidential election took place with Ilham Aliyev being re-elected.[2]
November edit
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December edit
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Sport edit
- 8 August to 24 August – Azerbaijan competes in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The Azerbaijani Olympic team wins 14 gold medals, coming 6th on the medal tally.
Deaths edit
- March 5 – Hajibey Sultanov, Azerbaijani astronomer (born 1921)
- October 25 – Muslim Magomayev, Azerbaijani singer (born 1942)
References edit
- ^ "Azerbaijan Threatens War at Military Parade, Signals Arms Buildup – Asbarez.com". Retrieved 2022-10-23.
- ^ "Aliyev re-elected in Azerbaijan". 2008-10-15. Retrieved 2022-10-23.