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[[Abulfaz Elchibey]], the second [[President of Azerbaijan]], died on 22 August 2000 of cancer and received a [[state funeral]] in [[Baku]] attended by then-President of Azerbaijan [[Heydar Aliyev]]. Elchibey was buried at the [[Alley of Honor]] in Baku.<ref name="anadolu">{{cite web | url =https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/azerbaijan-remembers-late-president-on-his-82nd-birthday/1888722|title=Azerbaijan remembers late president on his 82nd birthday|publisher=[[Anadolu Agency]]| date=24 June 2020| accessdate =17 June 2024}}</ref> The funeral was attended by tens of thousands of people. |
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| ⚫ | [[Abulfaz Elchibey]], the second [[President of Azerbaijan]], died on 22 August 2000 of cancer and received a [[state funeral]] in [[Baku]] attended by then-President of Azerbaijan [[Heydar Aliyev]]. Elchibey was buried at the [[Alley of Honor]] in Baku.<ref name="anadolu">{{cite web | url =https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/azerbaijan-remembers-late-president-on-his-82nd-birthday/1888722|title=Azerbaijan remembers late president on his 82nd birthday|publisher=[[Anadolu Agency]]| date=24 June 2020| accessdate =17 June 2024}}</ref> The funeral was attended by about 50,000 people who carried his coffin on their arms. [[Obituary|Obituaries]] for Elchibey were published in ''[[The Guardian]]'',<ref name="guardian">{{cite web | url =https://www.theguardian.com/news/2000/aug/26/guardianobituaries.jonathansteele|title=Abulfaz Elchibey|work=[[The Guardian]]|author=Jonathan Steele| date=26 August 2000| accessdate =17 June 2024}}</ref> ''[[The Washington Post]]'',<ref>{{cite web | url =https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2000/08/24/deaths/1bca37ef-451b-4a06-b3ab-f63844aba77f/|title=Deaths|work=[[The Washington Post]]| date=23 August 2000| accessdate =17 June 2024}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]''<ref name="nyt">{{cite web | url =https://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/23/world/abulfaz-elchibey-who-led-free-azerbaijan-dies-at-62.html|title=Abulfaz Elchibey, Who Led Free Azerbaijan, Dies at 62|work=[[The New York Times]]| date=23 August 2000| accessdate =17 June 2024}}</ref> and elsewhere. |
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| ⚫ | [[Obituary|Obituaries]] for Elchibey were published in ''[[The Guardian]]'',<ref>{{cite web | url =https://www.theguardian.com/news/2000/aug/26/guardianobituaries.jonathansteele|title=Abulfaz Elchibey|work=[[The Guardian]]|author=Jonathan Steele| date=26 August 2000| accessdate =17 June 2024}}</ref> ''[[The Washington Post]]'',<ref>{{cite web | url =https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2000/08/24/deaths/1bca37ef-451b-4a06-b3ab-f63844aba77f/|title=Deaths|work=[[The Washington Post]]| date=23 August 2000| accessdate =17 June 2024}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]''<ref name="nyt">{{cite web | url =https://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/23/world/abulfaz-elchibey-who-led-free-azerbaijan-dies-at-62.html|title=Abulfaz Elchibey, Who Led Free Azerbaijan, Dies at 62|work=[[The New York Times]]| date=23 August 2000| accessdate =17 June 2024}}</ref> and elsewhere. |
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==Death== |
==Death== |
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In July 2000, Elchibey had been rushed unconscious to Turkey for medical treatment. On 22 August, Elchibey died at the age of 62 at Gulhane Military Medical Academy Hospital in [[Ankara]], where he was receiving medical treatment from advanced [[prostate cancer]].<ref name="anadolu"/> According to |
In July 2000, Elchibey had been rushed unconscious to Turkey for medical treatment. On 22 August, Elchibey died at the age of 62 at Gulhane Military Medical Academy Hospital in [[Ankara]], where he was receiving medical treatment from advanced [[prostate cancer]].<ref name="anadolu"/> According to doctors, he was also suffering from diabetes and infections. His body was flown to Azerbaijan’s capital Baku. |
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Western obituaries for Elchibey noted him as being the first democratically elected president of Azerbaijan |
Western obituaries for Elchibey noted him as being the first democratically elected president of Azerbaijan<ref name="nyt"/> and as a [[Secularism|secular]] moderniser.<ref name="guardian"/> |
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==Funeral== |
==Funeral== |
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The state funeral was organized by Azerbaijan government led by Speaker of Parliament, [[Murtuz Alasgarov]]. From early morning, thousands of people began to gather at Elchibey's house and at the headquarters of the [[Popular Front of Azerbaijan]], which had been chaired by Elchibey until his death.<ref name="kommersant">{{cite web | url =https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/156098|title=Баку прощается с экс-президентом|work=[[Kommersant]]|language=Russian| date=24 August 2000| accessdate =17 June 2024}}</ref> At noon, a farewell ceremony began at the headquarters and was attended by Elchibey's political associates. Then the coffin with Elchibey's body was moved to the [[Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan]] where in the 1970s and 1980s Elchibey had worked as a researcher. Elchibey's supporters refused the government's offer to move to the Academy of Sciences by buses, opting instead to carry the coffin with their arms.<ref name="kommersant"/> Several thousands people chanted "Elchibey! Elchibey!" and sung the [[Azerbaijani anthem]].<ref name="kommersant"/> |
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The state funeral was organized by Azerbaijan government led by Speaker of Parliament, [[Murtuz Alasgarov]]. The funeral ceremony was held at the [[Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan]]. |
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[[Eulogy|Eulogies]] were delivered by Murtuz Alasgarov and Azerbaijani [[Opposition (politics)|opposition]] leaders. The chairman of the [[Musavat]] party, [[Isa Gambar]], compared Elchibey to [[George Washington]] and [[Mustafa Kemal Atatürk]], saying that "only in the future will we understand who we lost".<ref name="kommersant"/> |
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During the funeral ceremony more than 10,000 people started chanting against Heydar Aliyev when he entered the building to attend the ceremony. He quickly left the building and faced further taunts from more than 50,000 people outside.<ref name="rferl">{{cite web | url =https://www.rferl.org/a/1094576.html|title=Azerbaijan: Crowd At Service Turns Angrily On Aliev |publisher=[[RFERL]]| date=23 August 2000| accessdate =17 June 2024}}</ref> Aliev's security guards reportedly had to hold back the crowd to enable Aliyev to leave.<ref name="rferl"/> In the past, Elchibey had described Aliyev as "an [[autocrat]] playing at democracy" while Aliyev claimed that Elchibey was "unequal to the demands of building a fledgling state".<ref>{{cite web | url =https://iwpr.net/global-voices/azerbaijans-first-president-dies|title=Azerbaijan's First President Dies|publisher=[[Institute for War and Peace Reporting]]| date=| accessdate =17 June 2024}}</ref> Elchibey also denounced the [[1993 Azerbaijani presidential election]], where Aliyev cemented his |
During the funeral ceremony more than 10,000 people started chanting against Heydar Aliyev when he entered the building to attend the ceremony. He quickly left the building and faced further taunts from more than 50,000 people outside.<ref name="rferl">{{cite web | url =https://www.rferl.org/a/1094576.html|title=Azerbaijan: Crowd At Service Turns Angrily On Aliev |publisher=[[RFERL]]| date=23 August 2000| accessdate =17 June 2024}}</ref> Aliev's security guards reportedly had to hold back the crowd to enable Aliyev to leave.<ref name="rferl"/> In the past, Elchibey had described Aliyev as "an [[autocrat]] playing at democracy" while Aliyev claimed that Elchibey was "unequal to the demands of building a fledgling state".<ref>{{cite web | url =https://iwpr.net/global-voices/azerbaijans-first-president-dies|title=Azerbaijan's First President Dies|publisher=[[Institute for War and Peace Reporting]]| date=| accessdate =17 June 2024}}</ref> Elchibey also denounced the [[1993 Azerbaijani presidential election]], where Aliyev cemented his power, as fraudulent.<ref name="nyt"/> |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 20:53, 17 June 2024
Abulfaz Elchibey, the second President of Azerbaijan, died on 22 August 2000 of cancer and received a state funeral in Baku attended by then-President of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev. Elchibey was buried at the Alley of Honor in Baku.[1] The funeral was attended by about 50,000 people who carried his coffin on their arms. Obituaries for Elchibey were published in The Guardian,[2] The Washington Post,[3] The New York Times[4] and elsewhere.
Death
In July 2000, Elchibey had been rushed unconscious to Turkey for medical treatment. On 22 August, Elchibey died at the age of 62 at Gulhane Military Medical Academy Hospital in Ankara, where he was receiving medical treatment from advanced prostate cancer.[1] According to doctors, he was also suffering from diabetes and infections. His body was flown to Azerbaijan’s capital Baku.
Western obituaries for Elchibey noted him as being the first democratically elected president of Azerbaijan[4] and as a secular moderniser.[2]
Funeral
The state funeral was organized by Azerbaijan government led by Speaker of Parliament, Murtuz Alasgarov. From early morning, thousands of people began to gather at Elchibey's house and at the headquarters of the Popular Front of Azerbaijan, which had been chaired by Elchibey until his death.[5] At noon, a farewell ceremony began at the headquarters and was attended by Elchibey's political associates. Then the coffin with Elchibey's body was moved to the Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan where in the 1970s and 1980s Elchibey had worked as a researcher. Elchibey's supporters refused the government's offer to move to the Academy of Sciences by buses, opting instead to carry the coffin with their arms.[5] Several thousands people chanted "Elchibey! Elchibey!" and sung the Azerbaijani anthem.[5]
Eulogies were delivered by Murtuz Alasgarov and Azerbaijani opposition leaders. The chairman of the Musavat party, Isa Gambar, compared Elchibey to George Washington and Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, saying that "only in the future will we understand who we lost".[5]
During the funeral ceremony more than 10,000 people started chanting against Heydar Aliyev when he entered the building to attend the ceremony. He quickly left the building and faced further taunts from more than 50,000 people outside.[6] Aliev's security guards reportedly had to hold back the crowd to enable Aliyev to leave.[6] In the past, Elchibey had described Aliyev as "an autocrat playing at democracy" while Aliyev claimed that Elchibey was "unequal to the demands of building a fledgling state".[7] Elchibey also denounced the 1993 Azerbaijani presidential election, where Aliyev cemented his power, as fraudulent.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Azerbaijan remembers late president on his 82nd birthday". Anadolu Agency. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ a b Jonathan Steele (26 August 2000). "Abulfaz Elchibey". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "Deaths". The Washington Post. 23 August 2000. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ a b c "Abulfaz Elchibey, Who Led Free Azerbaijan, Dies at 62". The New York Times. 23 August 2000. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Баку прощается с экс-президентом". Kommersant (in Russian). 24 August 2000. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Azerbaijan: Crowd At Service Turns Angrily On Aliev". RFERL. 23 August 2000. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "Azerbaijan's First President Dies". Institute for War and Peace Reporting. Retrieved 17 June 2024.