Koroglu Rahimov ( az, Koroğlu İsmayıl oğlu Rəhimov) (October 31, 1953,

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– July 3, 1992, Aghdara,

) was the

National Hero of Azerbaijan The National Hero of Azerbaijan ( az, Azərbaycan milli qəhrəmanı) is the highest Hero (title), national title in the Republic of Azerbaijan. The title was named on 25 March 1992, and the "Qizil Ulduz" Medal awarded as a sign of receiving this t ...

, the warrior of the

First Nagorno-Karabakh War The First Nagorno-Karabakh War, referred to in Armenia as the Artsakh Liberation War ( hy, Արցախյան ազատամարտ, Artsakhyan azatamart) was an ethnic and territorial conflict that took place from February 1988 to May 1994, in th ...

and the Division Commander of the 2nd military division of the military unit "N".Azərbaycanın Milli Qəhrəmanları: Biblioqrafiya /Tərtib edəni: H.M.Həmidova.- B., 2008.- s.176

Military activities

Koroglu Rahimov joined as a volunteer to the National Army on 17 March 1992. He was the commander of the 2nd military division of the military unit "N". He died in the battles for Aghdara district of

Karabakh Karabakh ( az, Qarabağ ; hy, Ղարաբաղ, Ġarabaġ ) is a geographic region in present-day southwestern Azerbaijan and eastern Armenia, extending from the highlands of the Lesser Caucasus down to the lowlands between the rivers Kura (Caspia ...

in 1992. "Сегодня Национальному герою Азербайджана Кероглу Рагимову исполнилось бы 64 года – ФОТО"
/ref> Two years after his death, on September 16, 1994, by the decree of

Heydar Aliyev Heydar Alirza oghlu Aliyev ( az, Һејдәр Әлирза оғлу Әлијев, italic=no, Heydər Əlirza oğlu Əliyev, ; , ; 10 May 1923 – 12 December 2003) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani politician who served as the third president of Aze ...

, he was posthumously awarded the title of "National Hero of Azerbaijan." He was buried in the Alley of Martyrs in

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Biography

Koroglu Rahimov was born on October 31 1953, in Khachmaz village of Oguz region, Azerbaijan. In 1960, he went to Yagublu village secondary school for 7 years.

Awards

According to the decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev dated September 16, 1994, Koroglu Rahimov was posthumously awarded the title of “National Hero of Azerbaijan”.

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