Osman Mirzayev

Osman Mirzahuseyn oglu Mirzayev
Osman Mirzayev by Isa Mehtiyev
Born	April 13, 1937(1937-04-13) Baku, Azerbaijan
Died	November 20, 1991(1991-11-20) (aged 54) Xocavand, Azerbaijan
Occupation	Journalist, writer, publicist

Osman Mirzayev (1937–1991) was a well-known journalist, writer and publicist in Azerbaijan. Author of books Our names, We live once, Eagle flight, Lake and a drop, and many articles, actual for his period. One of founders of journalism in Soviet Azerbaijan. Presented first public-political TV show Dalga in the Azerbaijani Television.^[1]

He was Spokesperson and Head of Department of Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan Republic. Mirzayev was killed on November 20, 1991 in a helicopter shot down by Armenian forces near the Karakend village of Khojavend district in Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan. There were no survivors of the crash.^[2][3]

Biography

Osman Mirzayev was born on April 13, 1937 in Baku, Azerbaijan. He was the graduate of the Phylology Department of Azerbaijan State University. Osman Mirzayev is considered to be one of founders of independent journalism in Soviet Azerbaijan.

See also

• 1991 Azerbaijani Mil Mi-8 shootdown

References

1. ^ "Killed journalists". http://en.iepf-ngo.org/?page_id=30. Retrieved April 16, 2010. 
2. ^ (Russian) Roman Glebov (1991-11-25). "Республики. В Азербайджане сбит вертолет с VIP на борту [Republics. A helicopter with VIP on board has been shot down in Azerbaijan.]". Kommersant. http://www.kommersant.ru/doc-rss.aspx?DocsID=1595. Retrieved 2010-04-16. 
3. ^ K. Zarbaliyeva (2008-11-19). "Investigation into Crash of Helicopter with Azerbaijani Senior Officials Suspended". Trend News Agency. http://news.trend.az/print.shtml?newsid=1349529&lang=en. Retrieved 2010-04-14. 

External links

• November 20 is the anniversary of the most tragic incident in the history of independence of Azerbaijan
• Rafael Huseynov speech at COE

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Name	Mirzayev Osman
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Date of birth	April 13, 1937
Place of birth	Baku, Azerbaijan
Date of death	November 20, 1991
Place of death	Xocavand, Azerbaijan