- Ayaz Mütallibov
Infobox_President|name=Ayaz Niyazi oğlu Mütallibov
nationality=azerbaijani
small| order=1st President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
term_start=October 30 ,1991
term_end=March 6 ,1992
predecessor=
successor=Yaqub Mammadov
order2=1st (restored) President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
term_start2=May 14 ,1992
term_end2=May 18 ,1992
predecessor2=Yaqub Mammadov
successor2=İsa Qambar
birth_date=Birth date and age|1938|5|12|mf=y
birth_place=Baku ,Azerbaijan SSR Soviet Union
death_date=
death_place=
spouse=Adila Mütallibova
party=Azerbaijan Communist Party
vicepresident=Ayaz Niyazi oğlu Mütallibov (born 1938; _az. Ayaz Niyazi oğlu Mütəllibov, _ru. Аяз Ниязoвич Муталибов) was the last leader of
Soviet Azerbaijan , and the first President of independent Azerbaijan from October 1991 till May 1992.Biography
Ayaz Mütallibov was born on
May 12 ,1938 inBaku to the family of a physician and laterWorld War II veteran, Niyazi Aṣraf oğlu Mütallibov, and gynaecologist Kubra Mütallibova (died in 1988).In 1956, Ayaz Mütallibov graduated from the secondary school #189 in Baku. During the school years he was fond of
jazz music especially ofElvis Presley 's andThe Beatles . He was the member of the school team on volleyball. In 1962, Mütallibov graduated from the Azerbaijan State Institute of Petroleum and Chemistry. In 1964, Mütallibov became the director of the Baku Refrigerator Factory, and in 1974, he was appointed as the General Director of "BakElectroBytMash" State Industrial Company.Political career
*1977 — appointed as the Second Secretary of
Azerbaijan Communist Party for Narimanov district ofBaku *1979 — appointed a Minister of Light Industry of
Azerbaijan SSR .*1982 — appointed as the Chairman of the State Planning Committee of
Azerbaijan SSR and the Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers ofAzerbaijan SSR .*January 1989 — appointed as the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of
Azerbaijan SSR .*
January 20 ,1990 - Soviet troops enterBaku ;Black January crackdown takes place.*
January 24 ,1990 — While inMoscow , Mütallibov is appointed as the First Secretary of theAzerbaijan Communist Party .*May 1990 — Supreme Council of
Azerbaijan SSR elects Mütallibov as the first President ofAzerbaijan SSR .*December 1990 - at Mütallibov's initiative, the Supreme Council of
Azerbaijan SSR officially renames the country toAzerbaijan Republic and adopts the Declaration of Sovereignty*
March 17 ,1991 - under pressure from Mütallibov, the Supreme Council of Azerbaijan votes for participation ofAzerbaijan in the referendum on the fate ofSoviet Union *
August 20 ,1991 - Mütallibov becomes the only Soviet leader besidesZviad Gamsakhurdia to endorse theSoviet coup attempt of 1991 by issuing a statement inTehran *
October 18 ,1991 - Supreme Council of Azerbaijan adopts the Declaration of Independence ofAzerbaijan *September, 1991 — Mütallibov dissolves the
Communist Party of Azerbaijan and proposes constitutional changes for direct nationwide elections of president.*
September 8 ,1991 . Mütallibov elected a president in a single-candidate nationwide election.*December, 1991 - In a nationwide referendum, Azerbaijani voters approve the Declaration of Independence adopted by the Supreme Council;
Soviet Union is dissolved,Azerbaijan is recognized as independent state by Turkey, Israel, Romania and Pakistan.*
February 25 ,1992 - Armenian forces with support of Russia's 366th motorized brigade took control ofKhojaly ; fleeing residents become victims of theKhojaly Massacre .*
March 6 ,1992 - Under pressure fromAzerbaijan Popular Front due to mismanagement in defense ofKhojaly and safety of its inhabitants, Mütallibov was forced to submit his resignation to theNational Assembly of Azerbaijan .*
May 8 ,1992 - Armenian forces take control ofShusha , the lastAzerbaijani -populated town inNagorno-Karabakh *
May 14 ,1992 - Supreme Council ofAzerbaijan , dominated by the former members of theCommunist Party of Azerbaijan , hears the case onKhojaly Massacre , relieves Mütallibov of any responsibility, reverses his prior resignation and restores him as thePresident of Azerbaijan .*
May 15 ,1992 . Armed forces led by theAzerbaijan Popular Front take control of the offices of theParliament of Azerbaijan and Azerbaijani State Radio and Television, thereby deposing Mütallibov, who leaves forMoscow ; defunct Supreme Council of Azerbaijan is dissolved passing the duties to theNational Assembly of Azerbaijan formed by equal representation ofAzerbaijan Popular Front and former communists.*
May 17 ,1992 . Armenian forces take control ofLachin ,Isa Gambar is elected as the new Chairman of theNational Assembly of Azerbaijan and takes on the temporary duties ofPresident of Azerbaijan until the national elections onJune 17 ,1992 .Exile
Ayaz Mütallibov has been in exile in
Moscow since 1992.
*1994 Mütallibov publishes a book called "Karabakh — Black Garden" in Moscow.*April 2000 — Mütallibov's followers in Baku declare the formation of the new
Civil Union Party *2003 - Mütallibov joins
Azerbaijan Social Democratic Party (ASDP) and becomes its co-chairman in exileMütallibov is married to Adila Mütallibova, has two sons, Azad and Zaur, grandson Tahir and granddaughter Madina.
ee also
*
President of Azerbaijan
*Politics of Azerbaijan
*National Assembly of Azerbaijan
*Foreign relations of Azerbaijan
*List of political parties in Azerbaijan External links
* [http://www.engology.com/eng5mutalibov.htm Ayaz Mütallibov]
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