History and Government
History tends to go different ways in separate countries, sometimes the way it goes is swell,
and sometimes it gets twisted. Some countries are in the middle of those two paths, and I would consider Azerbaijan to be a country in that category. Azerbaijan was an independent country originally formed in 1918, and one that unfortunately had a very shaky start and one that formed a very controversial government.
To begin, Azerbaijan had a rough start as a country. As said, Azerbaijan was originally founded in 1918 as an independant Democartic Republic. However, the country was declared a part of the Soviet Union as a Soviet State in 1921. Azerbaijan was unfortunately captured due to an invasion of the country by the army of the Soviet Union, The Red Army. After this event occured the country was renamed to The Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic and was split up into three seperate Soviet Socialist Republiucs in 1936. But miracolously Azerbaijan was set free of the hands of The Soviet Union in 1991 following the collaspse of the Soviet Union. Azerbaijan was now once again an
independent republic.
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Nextly, Azerbaijan had a tough beginning as a country, but the hardships would only increase from there with the ever-so controversial government of Azerbiajan. The cuurent President of Azerbaijan has been named llham Aliyev, and has been President for over a decade now. Alyiyev came after his in 2003 as President and is currently on his third 5-year term as the President of Azerbaijan. However, Aliyev's election has been the subject of controversy as it has been reported that people voted multiple times for him and that some people at polling stations we're taken away and detained. Azerbaijan's government has been very much criticized in general for being reportedly inhumane. The government has been accussed of violating the freedom of press, religion, and assembly.
To conclude, history has gone in many different ways in certain places, wether negative, positive, or in the middle of those two. I hope you now understand why I consider Azerbaijan's history to be in the middle, it's had some hardships, but it hasn't had the worst history. However that is not to say that Azerbaijan did not have a shaky start, and that the government of Azerbaijan is not controversial, because it did have a rough start and has a controversial govenrnment. Azerbaijan has gone through hardships, as any country does, and it is still standing today with hopes of a brighter future.