Rovshan Rzayev ( az, Rövşən Abdulla oğlu Rzayev) (October 15, 1969,
Baku
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,
Azerbaijan
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– January 8, 1999,
Qobustan, Baku
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Qobustan is best known for being the home to the famous rock petroglyphs and mud volcanoes ...
,
Azerbaijan
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) was an
Azerbaijani officer
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, and
National Hero of Azerbaijan
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.
Early life
Rovshan Rzayev was born 15 October 1969 in
Baku
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,
Azerbaijan
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. He studied at the secondary school in Baku and later continued his education at the Higher Military School of Vladikavkaz, Russia. He voluntarily joined the ranks of
Azerbaijani Armed Forces
The Azerbaijani Armed Forces ( az, Azərbaycan Silahlı Qüvvələri) were re-established according to the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the Armed Forces from 9 October 1991. The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR) had originally formed ...
and frequently visited the front line.
Military career
He was appointed the Commander of the regiment of the company. He killed dozens of Armenian soldiers in the battles around the villages of Pircamal, Aranzəmin, Şelli, Nakhichevanik and Papravənd in
Agdam District
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. Although he suffered severe injuries during the battle in the Nakhichevanik village in 1992, he didn't leave alone his military personnel and saved the lives of many of the injured soldiers.
After completing his military service in
Nagorno-Karabakh
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, Rovshan Rzayev was the commander of various military units at different times. Subsequently, he worked as a commander of the guard unit at the Gobustan high-security prison. On January 8, 1999, a riot took place in the security prison in which he was the commander of the guard unit at that time. The soldiers were taken hostage by a group of prisoners. Rovshan immediately went to the prison when he heard about this event. He reached the agreement with the prisoners that they were going to release the soldiers and Rovshan himself remained as a hostage. Rovshan Rzayev was killed by the prisoners while he was performing his duties.
Personal life
Rovshan Rzayev was married and had two children.
Honors
Rovshan Rzayev was posthumously awarded the title of "
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 ...
" by Presidential Decree No. 73 dated 12 January 1999.
He was buried in Sahil settlement of
Baku
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,
Azerbaijan
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. There is a park named after Rovshan Rzayev Sahil settlement of
Baku
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.
See also
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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 ...
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List of National Heroes of Azerbaijan
This list shows the recipients of the title 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 Mar ...
References
Sources
*Vugar Asgarov. ''Azərbaycanın Milli Qəhrəmanları'' (Yenidən işlənmiş II nəşr). Bakı: "Dərələyəz-M", 2010, səh. 250.
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1969 births
1999 deaths
Military personnel from Baku
Azerbaijani military personnel killed in action
National Heroes of Azerbaijan