Heidar Aliev
| Heydər Əliyev Gaydar Aliev |
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| 3rd President of Azerbaijan | |
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In office 10 October 1993 – 31 October 2003 (Acting: 24 June – 10 October 1993) |
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| Prime Minister |
Surat Huseynov Fuad Guliyev Artur Rasizade Ilham Aliyev |
| Preceded by | Abulfaz Elchibey |
| Succeeded by | Ilham Aliyev |
| Speaker of the National Assembly | |
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In office 15 June 1993 – 5 November 1993 |
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| 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 | |
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In office 24 November 1982 – 23 October 1987 |
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| 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 | |
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In office 22 November 1982 – 21 October 1987 |
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| First Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan | |
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In office 14 July 1969 – 3 December 1982 |
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| Preceded by | Veli Akhundov |
| Succeeded by | Kamran Baghirov |
| Candidate member of the 25th, 26th Politburo | |
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In office 5 March 1976 – 22 November 1982 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
Heydar Alirza oghlu Aliyev 10 May 1923 Nakhchivan ASSR, Azerbaijan SSR, Transcaucasian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 12 December 2003 (aged 80) Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
| Nationality | Azerbaijani |
| Political party |
Communist Party of the Soviet Union New Azerbaijan Party |
| Spouse(s) | Zarifa Aliyeva |
| Children |
Sevil Aliyeva Ilham Aliyev |
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| Allegiance |
 Soviet Union
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| Service/branch | KGB of Azerbaijan SSR |
| Years of service | 1941–1969 |
| Rank | Major General |
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Heydar Alirza oghlu Aliyev, also spelled Gaydar Aliev (Azerbaijani: Heydər Əlirza oğlu Əliyev; Russian: Гейда́р Али́евич Али́ев Geydar Aliyevich Aliyev; 10 May 1923 – 12 December 2003), was the third President of Azerbaijan who served from October 1993 to October 2003. As national president he held constitutional powers, but his influence on Azerbaijani politics had begun years earlier. As a young man he had joined the Azerbaijan SSR People's Commissariat for State Security (NKGB) and quickly rose to the rank of Major-General.
The regime established by Heydar Aliyev in Azerbaijan has been described as dictatorial or authoritarian and repressive. Political commentators highlight that Aliyev ran a heavy-handed police state, that he rigged elections and muzzled the media whereas others emphasize that his balanced policy brought stability to Azerbaijan.
According to his website, he was born in Nakhchivan City. After graduating from Nakhchivan Pedagogical School, from 1939 to 1941 Aliyev attended the Azerbaijan Industrial Institute (now the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy), where he studied architecture. In 1949 and 1950, he studied at the USSR MGB Officer Corps Qualifications-Raising School. Aliyev's official biography also stated that he studied at Baku State University, graduating with a degree in history in 1957. According to American journalist Pete Earley, Aliyev first attended the Ministry of State Security Academy in Leningrad, graduating in 1944. He also attended senior staff professional development courses at the Dzerzhinsky Higher School of the KGB in Moscow in 1966.
In 1948, he married Zarifa Aliyeva. On 12 October 1955, their daughter Sevil was born. On 24 December 1961, their son Ilham was born. Zarifa Aliyeva died of cancer in 1985.
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