Abulfaz Elchibey

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Abulfaz Elchibey
Elchibey in 1992
2nd President of Azerbaijan
In office
17 June 1992 – 24 June 1993
Prime MinisterRahim Huseynov
Ali Masimov
Panakh Huseynov
Preceded byIsa Gambar
Succeeded byHeydar Aliyev
Personal details
Born(1938-06-07)7 June 1938
Nakhchivan ASSR, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Died22 August 2000(2000-08-22) (aged 62)
Ankara, Turkey
Cause of deathProstate cancer
NationalityAzerbaijani
Political partyAzerbaijan Popular Front
Spouse(s)Halima Aliyeva
Children2
Signature

Abulfaz Elchibey, (Azerbaijani: Əbülfəz Elçibəy / Әбүлфәз Елчибәј; 24 June 1938 – 22 August 2000)[1] was an Azerbaijani politician. He became leader of the Azerbaijani Popular Front in 1990. Elchibey was the second President of Azerbaijan, from 16 June 1992 until a coup d'état took him out of office in June 1993.

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  1. "Abulfaz Elchibey - president of Azerbaijan". Retrieved 12 July 2017.