Abulfaz Elchibey
| Abulfaz Elchibey Абулфаэ Елщибей |
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| 2nd President of Azerbaijan | |
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In office 16 June 1992 – 1 September 1993 |
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| Prime Minister | Panakh Huseynov |
| Preceded by | Isa Gambar |
| Succeeded by | Heydar Aliyev |
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7 June 1938 Nakhchivan ASSR, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 22 August 2000 (aged 62) Ankara, Turkey |
| Nationality | Azerbaijani |
| Political party | Azerbaijan Popular Front |
| Spouse(s) | Helime Aliyeva |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
Abulfaz Elchibey, (Azerbaijani: Əbülfəz Elçibəy; 24 June 1938, Nakhchivan – 22 August 2000, Ankara) was an Azerbaijani political figure and a former Soviet dissident. His real name was Abulfaz Qadirqulu oglu Aliyev (Azerbaijani: Əbülfəz Qədirqulu oğlu Əliyev; Russian: Абульфа́з Гадиркули́ оглы́ Али́ев), but he assumed the nickname of "Elçibəy" (Azerbaijani for the "noble messenger") upon his leadership of the Azerbaijani Popular Front in 1990. Elchibey was the second president of Azerbaijan, serving from 16 June 1992 until his overthrow in a coup d'état in June 1993.
Elchibey studied Arabic at the Baku State University, graduated in 1957 from the department of Arab philology of the Faculty of Oriental Studies. He worked as a translator and later as a lecturer of history at the Baku State University. From 1963 to 1964 he practiced in Egypt, working as a translator. He soon joined dissident movement, supporting the re-establishment of Azebaijani independence. 1975-1976 he was arrested. Thereafter he worked at the Institute of Manuscripts of Azerbaijan. Elchibey published over 50 scientific works on Oriental philosophy, history, literature and religion.
Elchibey's rise to presidency came after the first round of heavy losses of Azerbaijan in the war against Armenia over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. After the Khojaly Massacre (26–27 February 1992), the fall of Shusha (8 May 1992) and Lachin (15–17 May 1992), the temporary Azerbaijani communist establishment led by Yaqub Mammadov could no longer hold power. Amidst the disorder on the frontline, former Azerbaijani president Ayaz Mutalibov's attempted comeback, two months after his resignation, in a parliamentary coup on 14 May 1992, resulted in public outrage and military overthrow of Mutalibov by the Azerbaijani Popular Front in Baku on 15 May 1992.
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