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Abulfaz Elchibey
June 24, 1938 – August 22, 2000
President of Azerbaijan from 1992 to 1993
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Abulfaz Gadirgulu oghlu Aliyev, commonly known as Abulfaz Elchibey, was a Pan-Turkist Azerbaijani nationalist, politician and Soviet dissident who was the first and, as of early 2026, only democratically elected President in post-Soviet Azerbaijan. He served from 17 June 1992 until his ouster in a 24 June 1993 military coup backed by Russia that led to the installation of Heydar Aliyev as president.
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- Birthday · June 24
- Anniversary · August 22
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