On this day in 1995, the Constitution of Azerbaijan, the main law of an independent sovereign state, was adopted through a national referendum.

It was the first constitution adopted in Azerbaijan after independence.

The first Constitution of Azerbaijan was adopted on May 19, 1921, at the All-Azerbaijan Congress of the Soviets. The new edition of the Constitution of the Azerbaijan SSR adapted to the Constitution of the USSR of 1921 was adopted on March 14, 1925, at the Fourth All-Azerbaijan Congress of the Soviets. The last Constitution of the Azerbaijan SSR, adopted on April 21, 1978, was adapted to the Constitution of the USSR but had certain peculiarities.

After the Republic of Azerbaijan regained its independence, serious work began on drafting the new Constitution. In 1994, under the chairmanship of President Heydar Aliyev, the Constitutional Commission began to operate, and in 1995, the draft was submitted to public discussion. On November 12, 1995, the first Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan was adopted by a national referendum.

The new Constitution of Azerbaijan consists of 5 sections, 12 chapters and 158 articles. Annexes and amendments were made to the Constitution through a referendum on August 24, 2002, March 18, 2009, and September 26, 2016.

On February 6, 1996, November 12 was declared the Day of the Constitution by the order of President Heydar Aliyev.

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