The establishment of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic on May 28, 1918 was a historic event and one of the glorious pages in our history. The ADR was not only the first democratic and secular republic in the Muslim and Turkic world, but also one of the first republics given voting right to the women and securing the equality between men and women.

Unfortunately, our independence was interrupted in 1920, when it was invaded by Russian Bolshevists, and forcefully incorporated into the USSR in 1922 to restore its independence only in 1991.

For the anniversary, we decided to organize an event with the students and Azerbaijani families in the Hague in order to celebrate it on the 28th of May.
Here we are grateful to The “Motherland” Union of Azerbaijani Women of the Netherlands, “Azerbaijani-Turkish Cultural Association” in the Netherlands and Azerbaijani families living in the Hague for their moral and material supports.