The following lists events that happened during 2011 in the

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President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese f ...

Ilham Aliyev Ilham Heydar oghlu Aliyev ( az, İlham Heydər oğlu Əliyev, ; born 24 December 1961) is the fourth president of Azerbaijan, serving in the post since 31 October 2003. The son and second child of the former Azerbaijani leader Heydar Aliyev ...

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Artur Rasizade Artur Tahir oghlu Rasizade ( az, Artur Tahir oğlu Rasizadə; born 26 February 1935) is an Azerbaijani politician who served as the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan from 1996 until 2003, and again from 2003 until 2018. Rasizade was a long-time Commu ...

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Events

January

* January - Memorandum of Understanding on a strategic energy partnership was signed between Azerbaijan and the EU.

February

* February 14 - The new TV Channel Medeniyyet TV began to operate.

May

* May 14 -

Ell & Nikki Ell & Nikki, also known as Eldar & Nigar (), are an Azerbaijani pop duo consisting of singers Eldar Gasimov and Nigar Jamal. On 14 May 2011 they won the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 for Azerbaijan with their entry " Running Scared". It was the co ...

win the Eurovision Song Contest with the song " Running Scared", Azerbaijan's first victory in the contest.

July

* July 5–6 - III World Azerbaijanis Congress.

September

* September 19 - Azerbaijan-Austrian business forum.

October

* October 3 - Hilton Baku Hotel Complex was opened by the participation of

. * October 25 - Azerbaijan became a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for 2012-2013.

November

* November 11 - The Azerbaijan-Hungary business forum. * November 17 - The opening ceremony of Gabala International Airport.

December

* December 8 - Foreign Relations Committee of

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adopted an agreement on the Nagorno Karabakh Conflict * December 24 - Groundbreaking ceremony of the Baku White City project. * December 29 - The Intellectual Transportation Management Center was opened in Baku. * December 30 - "Koroglu" (formerly "Mashadi Azizbayov") station was opened.

References

{{Year in Asia, 2011 2010s in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th ...