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Mammad Amin Rasulzade

Mammad Amin Rasulzadeh
Məmməd Əmin Rəsulzadə
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Mammad Amin Rasulzadeh circa 1918
President of Azerbaijani National Council
In office
27 May 1918 – 7 December 1918
Personal details
Born (1884-01-31)31 January 1884
Novxanı, Baku, Baku Governorate, Russian Empire
Died 6 March 1955(1955-03-06) (aged 71)
Ankara, Turkey
Nationality Azerbaijani
Political party Musavat
Profession The Leader of Azerbaijan
Religion Islam
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Mammad Amin Rasulzadeh (Azerbaijani: Məhəmməd (Məmməd) Əmin Rəsulzadə /mæhæmˈmæd æˈmin ɾæsulzɑːˈdæ/, Turkish: Mehmet Emin Resulzade; 31 January 1884 – 6 March 1955) was an Azerbaijani statesman, scholar, public figure and the first and only president of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan (1918–1920). His expression "Bir kərə yüksələn bayraq, bir daha enməz!" ("The flag once raised will never fall!") became the motto of the independence movement in Azerbaijan in the 20th century.

Born at Novxanı, near Baku, Mammad Amin Rasulzadeh received his education at the Russian-Muslim Secondary School and then at the Technical College in Baku. In his years of study he created "Muslim Youth Organisation Musavat", first secret organisation in Azerbaijan's contemporary history, and beginning from 1903 Rasulzade began writing articles in various opposition newspapers and magazines. At that time, his anti-monarchist platform and his demands for the national autonomy of Azerbaijan, aligned him with Social Democrats and future Communists. In 1904 he founded the first Muslim social-democrat organisation "Hummet" and became editor-in-chief of its newspapers, "Takamul"(1906–1907) and "Yoldash"(1907). Rasulzade also published many articles in non-partisan newspapers such as "Hayat", "Irshad" and also "Fuyuzat" journalOCLC 50542738. His dramatic play entitled "The Lights in the Darkness" was staged in Baku in 1908.


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