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2003 Azerbaijan Presidential Election
Presidential elections were held in Azerbaijan on 15 October 2003. As expected, Ilham Aliyev, son of the outgoing president, Heydar Aliyev, was officially elected with an overwhelming majority in an election which international observers held not to be free or fair. Conduct Human Rights Watch stated that the "election campaign... from the beginning was heavily manipulated by the government to favor Prime Minister Ilham Aliyev, son of President Heydar Aliyev. The government ensured that election commissions would be stacked to favor Aliyev, and banned nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) from monitoring the vote. As the election drew nearer, government officials openly sided with Ilham Aliyev, obstructed opposition rallies, and sought to limit participation in them. Police have beaten and arbitrarily detained hundreds of opposition activists, including a 73-year-old woman." The Institute for Democracy in Eastern Europe provided 188 election observers. The mission, requested by t ...
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Aliyev April06
Aliyev (sometimes spelled Aliev; az, Əliyev, kk, Áliyev, russian: Алиев), Aliyeva for females, is a surname originating from the Caucasus and Central Asia. The surname is derived from the Arabic male given name Ali and literally means ''Ali's''. It may refer to: People Aliyev * Ali Aliyev (boxer), a Russian amateur boxer * Ali Aliyev (footballer) a Kazakh footballer *Aydin Aliyev, Chairman of the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan Republic * Aziz Aliyev, politician, scientist, and member of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, father-in-law of Heydar Aliyev and maternal grandfather of Azerbaijan's current President Ilham Aliyev * Heydar Aliyev, former President of Azerbaijan * Igrar Aliyev, Azerbaijani historian *Ilham Aliyev, current President of Azerbaijan, son of Heydar Aliyev. * Mirzaagha Aliyev, Azerbaijani actor * Mukhu Aliyev, president of the Republic of Dagestan * Natig Aliyev, politician, Minister of Industry and Energy of Azerbaijan *Olexandr Aliyev, Ukraini ...
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National Unity (Azerbaijan)
The National Unity ( az, Milli Birlik) is a political movement in Azerbaijan. Its candidate Lala Shevket Lala Shevket ( az, Lalə Şövkət, sometimes transliterated as ''Lala Şövkat'' or ''Lala Shovkat''; Лала Шевкет in Russian transliteration) (born 7 November 1951, Baku) is an Azerbaijani politician, the Leader of the National Unity ... won 3.3% of the popular vote in the 15 October 2003 presidential elections according to the official results of the Central Election Commission. Political parties in Azerbaijan Political parties with year of establishment missing {{Azerbaijan-party-stub ...
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2003 Elections In Asia
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Presidential Elections In Azerbaijan
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Modern Equality Party
The Modern Equality Party ( az, Müasir Müsavat Partiyası) is a political party in Azerbaijan. Its candidate Hafiz Haciyev Hafiz () or Hafez may refer to: * Hafiz (Quran), a term used by Muslims for people who have completely memorized the Qur'an ** ''Al-Ḥafīẓ'', one of the names of God in Islam, meaning "the Ever-Preserving/ Guardian/ All-Watching/ Protector" ... won 0.3% of the popular vote in the 15 October 2003 presidential elections. During a live debate on TV, Haciyev clashed with Fuad Mustafayev, a representative of the Azerbaijani Popular Front Party who threw his full water glass into Haciyev's face, the latter reacted throwing his water glass against Mustafayev. In one occasion Haciyev accused Musavat leader Isa Gambar of being a KGB agent, ANIP leader Etibar Mamedov of collaborating with Armenians, and Popular Front leader Ali Kerimli of "losing his manhood" while in jail. Elections were held on October 15, 2008, in which Ilham Aliyev won with 8 ...
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Azerbaijani Popular Front Party
The Azerbaijani Popular Front Party (APFP; az, Azərbaycan Xalq Cəbhəsi Partiyası, ) is a political party in Azerbaijan, founded in 1992 by Abulfaz Elchibey. After Elchibey's death in 2000, the party split into two wings, the ''reform'' wing led by Ali Kerimli and the ''classical'' wing led by Mirmahmud Miralioglu. During the parliamentary elections, from 5 November 2000 - 7 January 2001, the APFP won 11.0% of the popular vote and 6 out of 125 seats in the National Assembly of Azerbaijan. Its candidate Gudrat Hasanguliyev won 0.4% of the popular vote in the 2003 presidential elections. At the parliamentary elections of 6 November 2005, APF joined the Freedom ( az, Azadlıq) block but won only one seat. History Popular Front of Azerbaijan The Popular Front of Azerbaijan (PFA) was an organization established on July 16, 1988 in Azerbaijan that united several informal public organizations into one, working towards independence from the Soviet Union. PFA came to unite s ...
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Civic Solidarity Party
The Civic Solidarity Party ('' az, Vətəndaş Həmrəyliyi Partiyası'', VHP) is a political party in Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th .... It was founded in 1992. The party's leader is Sabir Rustamkhanli, who is originally a poet. The party's ideology is based on the "universal political values of freedom, equality and solidarity". At the 2010 parliamentary elections, it won 3 out of 125 seats.''Republic of Azerbaijan Legislative Elelction of 7 November 2010. Azerbaijan Election Commission.''
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Sabir Rustamkhanli
Sabir Rustamkhanli ( Azerbaijani: Sabir Khudu oğlu Rüstəmxanlı; 20 May, 1946) is an Azerbaijani poet and philologist. He is the author of over 30 books in the Russian and Persian languages. Sabir Rustamkhanli is chairman of the Assembly of the World Congress of Azerbaijanis. Also he is leader of the Civic Solidarity Party and member of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan The National Assembly ( az, Milli Məclis), also transliterated as Milli Mejlis, is the legislative branch of government in Azerbaijan. The unicameral National Assembly has 125 deputies: previously 100 members were elected for five-year terms .... Sabir Rustamkhanli was born on May 20, 1946 in Hamarkand village of Yardimli. In 1963, he graduated from the Yardimli settlement eleven-year school. He entered the faculty of philology of the Azerbaijan State University, where he graduated in 1968 with honors. References External links VHPVHP 1946 births Living people Azerbaijani male poets Azerb ...
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Justice Party (Azerbaijan)
The Justice Party ( az, Ədalət Partiyası) is a social liberal, social democratic and a progressivist political party in Azerbaijan. Its candidate Ilyas Ismayilov won 0.8% of the popular vote in the 15 October 2003 presidential elections. History Justice (Adalet) Party was created in Baku, Azerbaijan by Ilyas Ismayilov in 1993. It has been merged with Azerbaijani Democratic Party in 1996. By being recreated in year of 2000, it started to function again. See also *Liberalism *Contributions to liberal theory *Liberalism worldwide *List of liberal parties *Liberal democracy Liberal democracy is the combination of a liberal political ideology that operates under an indirect democratic form of government. It is characterized by elections between multiple distinct political parties, a separation of powers into diff ... Anti-corruption parties Liberal parties in Azerbaijan Political parties in Azerbaijan Political parties with year of establishment missing Social d ...
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Azerbaijan National Independence Party
The National Independence Party of Azerbaijan ( az, Azərbaycan Milli İstiqlal Partiyası) is a centre-right political party in Azerbaijan. History NIPA was founded on July 3–4, 1992 and was officially registered at the Justice Ministry on July 17 the same year, reestablishing multi-party system in Azerbaijan after 70 years of Soviet rule. NIPA was the first political organization to struggle for political power and its party leader Etibar Mammadov was one of the leading figures of the Azerbaijani national freedom movement. While holding a press conference in Moscow City on January 26, 1990, on the massacres committed by the Soviet Union in Baku January 20, 1990, Etibar Mammadov was arrested and detained in the Lefortovo prison. NIPA has taken part in all elections held in the country since independence. In the 1992 presidential election, Etibar Mammadov took back his candidacy, but three years later, NIPA cleared the 8% barrier in 1995 parliamentary elections and thereby ...
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Etibar Mammadov
Etibar Salidar oglu Mammadov (Etibar Səlidar oğlu Məmmədov) (born April 2, 1955 in Baku, Azerbaijan) is an Azerbaijani politician and the Founder and Leader of National Independence Party of Azerbaijan (NIPA). Etibar Mammadov is also the Vice-Chairman of International Democrat Union (IDU). Since 1988, Etibar Mammadov has played an active role in the early stages of the national democratic movement. He actively participated in the forming of the PFP's Temporary Initiative Center. Mr Mammadov was also elected one of the first board member of the center. In 1989, the massive strikes was leading by Etibar Mammadov. He was later arrested by the KGB during a press conference in Moscow following the January 1990 events. Mr Mammadov spent nine months in the Lefortovo prison. During this period 1.5 million signatures were collected for his release. He was released from Lefortovo Prison in November 1990 and in December Etibar Mammadov was elected member of the Parliament. In 1991 ...
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Lala Shevket
Lala Shevket ( az, Lalə Şövkət, sometimes transliterated as ''Lala Şövkat'' or ''Lala Shovkat''; Лала Шевкет in Russian transliteration) (born 7 November 1951, Baku) is an Azerbaijani politician, the Leader of the National Unity Movement and Azerbaijan Liberal Party. She served as the Secretary of State between 1993 and 1994. Early life and scientific career Shevket was born on 7 November 1951 in Soviet Baku. Shevket's father, Shevket bey Muslim bey oqlu Khalifabeyli-Hajiyev was born 1912 in Quba region of Azerbaijan into a family of noble landowner and philanthropist Muslim bey Khalifabeyli. His mother Tughiya Khanum was the descendant of Shamil, 3rd Imam of Dagestan. In 1968, she graduated from the 189th secondary school of Baku and entered the Azerbaijan Medical University, where she received qualification of a professional physician. After graduation, she moved to Moscow where she had her post graduation and master course on the surgery chair of Patric ...
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