Heydar Aliyev
Heydar Alirza oglu Aliyev or Heydar Aliyev (Azerbaijani: Heydər Əlirza oğlu Əliyev, Russian: Гейдар Алиевич Алиев [Geidar Aliyevich Aliyev]; 10 May 1923[1] – 12 December 2003), also spelled Heidar Aliev or Haidar Aliev was the third President of Azerbaijan for the New Azerbaijan Party from October 1993 to October 2003. His son Ilham Aliyev succeeded him.
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.jpg) Aliyev in a portrait taken before 2003 | |
| 3rd President of Azerbaijan | |
| In office 24 June 1993 – 31 October 2003 Acting: 24 June – 10 October 1993 | |
| Prime Minister | Surat Huseynov Fuad Guliyev Artur Rasizade Ilham Aliyev |
| Preceded by | Abulfaz Elchibey |
| Succeeded by | Ilham Aliyev |
| Speaker of the National Assembly | |
| In office 15 June 1993 – 5 November 1993 | |
| President | Abulfaz Elchibey Himself |
| Prime Minister | Surat Huseynov Fuad Guliyev |
| Preceded by | Isa Gambar |
| Succeeded by | Rasul Guliyev |
| First Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union | |
| In office 24 November 1982 – 23 October 1987 | |
| President | Vasili Kuznetsov (acting) Yuri Andropov Vasili Kuznetsov (acting) Konstantin Chernenko Vasili Kuznetsov (acting) Andrei Gromyko |
| Premier | Nikolai Tikhonov Nikolai Ryzhkov |
| Preceded by | Ivan Arkhipov |
| Succeeded by | Andrei Gromyko |
| Full member of the 26th, 27th Politburo | |
| In office 22 November 1982 – 21 October 1987 | |
| Candidate member of the 25th, 26th Politburo | |
| In office 5 March 1976 – 22 November 1982 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Heydar Alirza oglu Aliyev 10 May 1923 Nakhchivan ASSR, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 13 December 2003 (aged 80) Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
| Nationality | Azerbaijani |
| Political party | CPSU New Azerbaijan Party |
| Spouse(s) | Zarifa Aliyeva |
| Children | 2 (1 daughter: Sevil Aliyeva, 1 son: Ilham Aliyev) |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union |
| Branch/service | KGB of Azerbaijan SSR |
| Years of service | 1941–1969 |
| Rank | Major General |
From 1969 to 1982, Aliyev was also the leader of Soviet Azerbaijan, effectively dominating the political life of Azerbaijan for many years.
Heydar Aliyev Media
Heydar Aliyev with his family in 1920s
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Aliyev in his KGB uniform
Aliyev during his visit to a state collective farm in 70s
Aliyev during his inauguration
A meeting between Heydar Aliyev, Vladimir Putin and Robert Kocharyan in Kremlin on 30 November 2001
Map of the existing and planned oil and gas pipelines from Baku.
The Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku
Aliyev's statue in Belgrade
References
- ↑ "Heydar Aliyev biography". Archived from the original on 2007-09-13. Retrieved 2007-08-11.
Other websites
Media related to Heydar Aliyev at Wikimedia Commons