Azerbaijan marks 20th anniversary of death of former President Heydar Aliyev
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- Published Date: 07:13 | 12 December 2023
- Modified Date: 07:18 | 12 December 2023
Azerbaijan on Tuesday marked the 20th anniversary of death of its former President Heydar Aliyev.
A commemoration ceremony was held at the Alley of Honor in Azerbaijan's capital Baku. President Ilham Aliyev also attended the ceremony and laid a wreath on the grave of his father.
Türkiye's Ambassador to Azerbaijan Cahit Bağcı also visited Heydar Aliyev's grave together with his embassy advisers and staff.
Heydar Aliyev served as the first secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan between 1969 and 1982, and also as Azerbaijan's president between 1993 and 2003.
He died on Dec. 12, 2003 in the U.S., where he was getting treatment.
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