The Azerbaijan Communist Party (; ) was the ruling political party in the Azerbaijan SSR, which was a branch of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
Establishment
It was formed on 20 February 1920, when the Muslim Social Democratic Party, Communist Party of Persia, Ahrar Party and the Baku Bolsheviks joined together to establish the Communist Party of Azerbaijan.
On 1 April of the same year, the Fifth Cabinet of Ministers of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic gave its resignations and all the power to the Communist Party of Azerbaijan. The party ruled the Azerbaijan SSR until 14 September 1991 when it was formally disbanded.
1990 election
Nevertheless, former leaders and members of the communists continued to play a role in the family- and patronage-based political system of Azerbaijan. The Communist Party of Azerbaijan won the first multi-party elections in Azerbaijan that took place on 30 September and 14 October 1990 for the parliament of the Soviet Union, the Supreme Soviet, getting 280 out of 360 seats.