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The city became a capital of the Azerbaijan SSR and underwent many major changes. As a result, Baku played a great role in many branches of the Soviet life. Since about 1921, the city was headed by the Baku City Executive Committee, commonly known in Russian as Bakgorispolkom.
1846 – Baku becomes part of the Shemakh province. [3] 1859 Oil refineries begin operating on the outskirts of town. [4] Town becomes capital of the newly established Baku Governorate. [3] 1860 – Population: 13,381. [2] 1868 Tbilisi-Baku telegraph begins operating. [4] Fountains Square constructed. 1875 – Ekinchi begins publication. [7]
Baku has been a cosmopolitan city at certain times during its history, meaning ethnic Azerbaijanis did not constitute the majority of population. [76] It was only in the 1970s that ethnic Azerbaijanis achieved demographic dominance in Baku. [77] In 2003 Baku additionally had 153,400 internally displaced persons and 93,400 refugees. [78] [79]
The city of Baku only became the capital of the Republic in September 1918. Unable to resist advancing Turkish troops during the Battle of Baku, Dunsterville ordered the evacuation of the city on September 14, after six weeks of occupation, and withdrew to Iran; most of the Armenian population escaped with the British forces.
In July 1918, Soviet power in Baku was overthrown, and in September, following its capture by the Caucasian Islamic Army, the city became the capital of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. However, various parties aligned with Bolshevik ideology and socialist-oriented organizations such as " Hummat " and "Adalat" continued to operate clandestinely.
By the end of the second five-year plan (1933–1937) Azerbaijan had become the 3rd republic in the Soviet Union by its capital investment size. World War II [ edit ]
After an 1859 earthquake, the capital of the eastern province was transferred from Shamakhi to Baku. [171] Oil derricks in Balaxanı around 1890. Baku was integrated into the Russian Empire in accordance with the 1813 Treaty of Gulistan, and Azerbaijan experienced significant economic development during the second half of the 19th century. [175]
The Executive Power of the Baku City, informally called the mayoralty of Baku or the Baku Soviet (Baksovet), is the executive authority of Azerbaijan's capital, Baku.Its seat is in the Baroque building, built in the beginning of the 20th century.