HR 758 Summary

• Recognizes May 28, 2011, as the National Day of Azerbaijan in Alabama.

• Commemorates the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR), which became the world's first predominantly Muslim, secular parliamentary democracy on May 28, 1918, after the Russian Empire's collapse.

• Notes that the ADR enabled universal suffrage, equal rights, and representation regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, creed, or political beliefs.

• States that approximately 40 million Azerbaijanis worldwide (8 million in Azerbaijan, 25 million in Iran, and 400,000 in the United States) observe this date annually to honor their forefathers' contributions to freedom and democracy.

• Directs that a copy of the resolution be provided for appropriate presentation and display.