National Revival Day was announced on November 17, 1992.

Today, it is connected with the national liberation movement that started in Baku in November-December 1988.

At that time, as a result of the anti-Azerbaijani policy of the Soviet leadership around the Karabakh issue, the anti-Soviet people's movement was formed in Azerbaijan. On November 17, 1988, long-term rallies of the Azerbaijani people began in Azadlig (Independence) Square (former Lenin), considered the main square of Baku. Millions of people gathered in the square and opposed Moscow's anti-Azerbaijani policy. Although the rallies were destroyed by the internal troops of the USSR in early December, Moscow could not stop the national liberation movement of the Azerbaijani people.

In July 1989, the Azerbaijan People’s Front (APF) was founded. In September of the same year, the adoption of the Constitutional Act on Azerbaijan's sovereignty by the Supreme Soviet further irritated Moscow, and on January 19-20, 1990, troops were sent to Baku. Heavy equipment and firearms were used against the rally participants. Hundreds of protestors and civilians were brutally murdered. But this event could not break the national pride of our people. On the contrary, it accelerated the freedom movement. In the 1990 elections, most of the APF leaders won the seat of the Supreme Soviet deputy and formed a faction called the Democratic Block.

On October 18, 1991, it was announced that the state independence of Azerbaijan was restored. APF came to power in May 1992. In a short period of time, the USSR troops, who were a real threat to the independence of the Republic of Azerbaijan, were withdrawn from Azerbaijan.

On November 17, 1990, the first session of the Supreme Council of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic was held. The words "soviet" and "socialist" were removed from the name of the autonomous republic. Removing the words "Soviet" and "Socialist" from the name of Nakhchivan at a time when the empire had not yet been erased from history was a huge historical step towards gaining our independence. Thus, national leader Heydar Aliyev took the first big step towards the revival of our national statehood. The issue of the state symbols of the Autonomous Republic was also discussed at that historical session chaired by the great leader Heydar Aliyev. After the discussion of the People's Deputies, a proposal was made regarding the adoption of the tricolor flag as a state symbol. The session that made a decision on the restoration of the tricolor flag of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic raised a petition before the Supreme Soviet of Azerbaijan regarding its acceptance as the state flag. Thus, the beginning of the historical path from national revival to national progress was laid.

Starting from 2020, Azerbaijan celebrates the National Revival Day with special enthusiasm and joy.

Because in 2020, during the 44-day Patriotic War, the Azerbaijani army under the leadership of the victorious Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev delivered heavy and crushing blows to the Armenian armed forces and liberated the occupied territories. This also means the restoration of the 132-kilometer border with Iran.

Today, Azerbaijan has become a party dictating to Armenia. After the Patriotic War, Azerbaijan's power moved to a new stage and gained additional leverage over Yerevan.

Azerbaijan marks National Revival Day by restoring its history and national pride.