Azerbaijan: Short-lived states, 1918

Last modified: 2006-10-07 by ivan sache
Keywords: baku | commune | dictatorship of central caspian |
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• Baku Soviet Commune
• Dictatorship of Central Caspian

See also:

• Azerbaijan
• Republic of Azerbaijan, 1918-1920

Baku Soviet Commune

Flag of the Baku Soviet Commune - Image by Jaume Ollé, 2 November 1996

On 8 May 1918, the Soviets proclaimed in Baku a short-lived Baku Commune. The flag of the Commune was red with a large inscription in yellow.

Jaume Ollé, 2 November 1996

Dictatorship of Central Caspian

Flag of the Dictatorship of Central Caspian - Image by Jaume Ollé, 2 November 1996

The Commune was defeated, but a few weeks later, on 14 August 1918, the Unionists and other radicals proclaimed a State named "Dictatorship of Central Caspian" (Diktatura Tzentrokaspia) and adopted a light blue flag with a central horizontal red stripe. This state was suppressed after a few weeks, too.

Jaume Ollé, 2 November 1996