Azerbaijan People's Government

Azerbaijan People's Government was a state in Iran (Middle East) that lasted from 1945 to 1946 CE, about 1 year. The timeline colours it by the language of its rulers: Turkic (Gokturk, Uyghur, Seljuk, Ottoman, Kazakh, Tatar).

Short-lived, unrecognised Soviet-backed state in Iranian Azerbaijan, set up in November 1945 and led by the Azerbaijani Democratic Party with its capital at Tabriz. It ended in December 1946, as part of the Iran crisis, an early event of the Cold War.

See Azerbaijan People's Government on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1945 to 1946 CE

Duration

1 year

Type

State

Region

Iran, Middle East

Language of its rulers

Turkic

Capital

Tabriz

Sources

The dates and description above were checked against Wikipedia: Azerbaijan People's Government, Wikipedia: Iran crisis of 1946.

Events in Middle East during its time

• 1946 Iran crisis of 1946

Neighbours in Middle East

• Republic of Turkey 1923 CE to the present
• Saudi Arabia 1932 CE to the present
• Syria 1946 CE to the present
• Soviet Transcaucasia 1920 to 1991 CE
• Pahlavi Iran 1925 to 1979 CE
• Mandatory Palestine 1920 to 1948 CE
• French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon 1920 to 1946 CE
• Mahra Sultanate 1432 to 1967 CE
• Sheikhdom of Kuwait c. 1752 to 1961 CE
• Bahrain under the Al Khalifa 1783 to 1971 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present, Europe
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Dutch East Indies 1800 to 1949 CE, Southeast Asia
• Commonwealth of Australia 1901 CE to the present, Oceania
• British Raj 1858 to 1947 CE, South Asia
• Indonesia 1945 CE to the present, Southeast Asia
• Empire of Japan 1868 to 1947 CE, East Asia

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