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On May 28, 1918, 105 years have passed since the establishment of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, the first secular democratic state in the Muslim East. The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, founded by Muhammad Amin Rasulzadeh, was the first parliamentary republic and the first example of a democratic, legal and secular state in the Turkish and Islamic world.

Independence Day was called Republic Day from 1991 to 2021. At the plenary session of the Parliament of Azerbaijan on October 15, 2021, a new law "On Independence Day" was adopted. On the same day, the law "On Independence Day" was approved by President Ilham Aliyev. With the approval of the law, May 28 - Republic Day was renamed and declared Independence Day. Thus, after the approval of that law, Azerbaijan is celebrating Independence Day for the first time.

On the occasion of Independence Day, a virtual exhibition called "May 28 - Independence Day" was prepared by the employees of the National Library of Azerbaijan. The exhibition was presented to users online. In the virtual exhibition, photos, books related to the topic and articles published in periodicals are displayed with their full texts.

Those who want to get acquainted with the virtual exhibition can use the link http://anl.az/el/vsb/Cumhuriyyet/index.html.