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2008 in Azerbaijan
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The following lists events that happened during 2008 in the Republic of Azerbaijan.
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January
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February
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March
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April
- April 12 - Baku hosted the 1st Qualifying Tournament in Women's field hockey Qualifyings for the 2008 Summer Olympics.
May
- May 24 – Azerbaijani duet Elnur Hüseynov and Samir Javadzadeh finishes 8th at the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2008.
June
- June 26 - The Azerbaijani Armed Forces celebrates its 90th anniversary.[1]
July
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August
- August 9 - The 17th season of Azerbaijan Premier League has started.
September
- September 17 - The Premiliary Round of Azerbaijan Cup 2008–09 has started.
October
- October 15 - Presidential election took place with Ilham Aliyev being re-elected.[2]
November
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December
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Sport
- 8 August to 24 August – Azerbaijan competes in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The Azerbaijani Olympic team wins 14 gold medals, coming 6th on the medal tally.
Deaths
- March 5 – Hajibey Sultanov, Azerbaijani astronomer (born 1921)
- October 25 – Muslim Magomayev, Azerbaijani singer (born 1942)
References
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