Southern Former Soviet States

Azerbaijan

Nov 13, 1879

Nobel brothers set up oil-production company.

Armenia

Apr 9, 1916

Armenia regions of the Ottoman Empire fall to the Russian army.

Kazakhstan

Nov 8, 1917

Civil War breaks out following the Bolshevik revolution in Russia.

Azerbaijan

May 28, 1918

Independent Azerbaijan is republic declared.

Armenia

Nov 13, 1918

Independent Armenia emerges from defeat of Ottoman Empire in WW1.

Kazakhstan

Dec 4, 1920

Kazakhstan becomes an autonomous republic of the USSR. Until 1925 it was called the Kyragz autonomous province to distinguish its people from the Cossacks.

Georgia

Nov 13, 1921

Red army invades. Georgia decalred a Soviet Socialist Republic.

Armenia

Sep 13, 1922

Armenia is incorporated in the Union of soviet socialist Republics USSR.

Azerbaijan

Jan 14, 1936

Transcacasian soviet federative republic dissolved; Azerbaijan becomes full republic of the Soviet Union.

Kazakhstan

Oct 16, 1936

Kazakhstan becomes a full Union Republic of the USSR

Kazakhstan

Oct 1, 1949

the first nuclear test explosion is carried out at the Semipalatinsk nuclear test ground in eastern Kazakhstan.

Azerbaijan

Nov 13, 1982

Heydar Aliyev becomes full member of Soviet Politburo and first deputy chairman of USSR council of ministers

Armenia

Nov 13, 1990

Armanian nationalist win parliamentary elections independence is declared, but ignored by Mascow.

Kazakhstan

Nov 13, 1990

The supreme soviet elects Nursultan Nazarbaver first Kazakhstan president and on 25 october declares state sovereignty.

Armenia

Sep 13, 1991

A referendum sees 94% vote for secession from the Soviet Union

Azerbaijan

Sep 21, 1991

After failed coup attempt in Moscow, Azerbaijan parliament votes to restore independence in elections boycotted by opposition Mr. Mutalilbov becomes president.

Georgia

Nov 13, 2012

Georgia has part of the transcaucasian soviet federative republic, becomes founder member of the Soviet Union.