Azərbaycanın müstəqilliyi haqqında teleqram. Tiflıs, 1918, 30 may

Image of the telegram sent from Tiflis on 30 May 1918 announcing the declaration of Azerbaijan's independence.

This image from the Presidential Library's Azerbaijan Democratic Republic portal reproduces a telegram sent from Tiflis on 30 May 1918 announcing Azerbaijan's independence. The document illuminates how the establishment of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, proclaimed on 28 May 1918, was communicated regionally and internationally. Within the collection it is a primary source documenting the birth of the new state in the very days the Army of Islam's campaign was beginning.