Abulfaz Elchibey

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On 9 June 1993, as rebellious troops were advancing onto Baku, President Elchibey invited Heydar Aliyev, former Soviet Politburo member and then head of Nakhchivan (and no relation to Elchibey, whose real surname was Aliyev), to Baku for negotiations with Surat Huseynov. Aliyev quickly took control of the power, becoming the Chairman of the Azerbaijani parliament on 15 June 1993 and offering the prime ministership of the country to Huseynov. Nine days later, in the vacuum of power left by Elchibey's departure to Nakhchivan, Aliyev constitutionally assumed presidential powers in his capacity as parliament speaker. He signed the Bishkek Protocol to cease hostilities on the frontline, and further solidified his power by organizing impeachment hearings and holding a national referendum on 29 August 1993, which formally stripped Elchibey of the presidency.

In another national election, on 3 October 1993, Heydar Aliyev was elected as president of Azerbaijan with 99% of the votes. [25]

Post-presidency and death

Elchibey (center right, background) on Voice of America in 2000. Elcib@y 2000-ci ild@ Amerikanin S@sind@.jpg
Elchibey (center right, background) on Voice of America in 2000.

During Aliyev's presidency, Elchibey returned to Baku in 1997 and joined the opposition as the leader of Azerbaijani Popular Front Party.

In 2000, Elchibey was diagnosed with prostate cancer and died in August of the same year in a military hospital in Ankara, Turkey. His body was flown to Baku and given the state funeral at the Alley of Honor with special attendance by then-President Heydar Aliyev.

The Elchibey Institute in Azerbaijan was created on 17 November 2020 in Baku with the aim to promote the national ideology and policies of Elchibey.

See also

References

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Abulfaz Elchibey
Əbülfəz Elçibəy
Abulfaz Elchibey.jpg
2nd President of Azerbaijan
In office
17 June 1992 –24 June 1993
Political offices
Preceded by President of Azerbaijan
16 June 1992 – 1 September 1993		Succeeded by
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