International Solidarity Day of Azerbaijanis


International Solidarity Day of Azerbaijanis
Dünya Azərbaycanlılarının Həmrəyliyi Günü
Observed by Azerbaijani people[1][2][3]
Date 31 December
Next time 31 December 2016 (2016-12-31)
Frequency annual

International Solidarity Day of Azerbaijanis (Azerbaijani: Dünya Azərbaycanlılarının Həmrəyliyi Günü) Inspired by the fall of the Berlin Wall, the nationalist Popular Front of Azerbaijan called for and lead the removal of borders between Soviet Azerbaijan and Iranian Azerbaijan on December 31, 1989. This has since been celebrated by Azerbaijanis around the world as the International Solidarity Day of Azerbaijanis.[4] and is a public holiday in Azerbaijan.

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