Abulfaz Elchibey
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Abulfaz Elchibey (June 7, 1938-August 22, 2000) was an Azerbaijan political figure. His real name was Abulfez Qadurqulu oglu Aliyev, but he changed his name when he started anticommunist political activity. He was the first non-Communist President of Azerbaijan from 1992 until he was overthrown in 1993. His election came at a time when Azerbaijan was fighting a war with Armenian rebels in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. During his presidency, Azerbaijan suffered many losses in the war, losing all of Nagorno-Karabakh and much other territory. Military forces with the support of parliamentary speaker Heydar Aliyev (no relation) overthrew Elchibey. Aliyev declared a ceasefire in the war, and Elchibey was forced to leave politics and return to his native village in the Nakhichevan region of the country. In 1997 he returned to the country's capital, Baku and started to speak out against Aliyev. He was charged and went to trial in 1999 for accusing Aliyev of supporting the Kurdistan Workers Party but charges were dropped. Elchibey later went to Ankara, Turkey where he died.
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