Major Tofig Huseynov (; 19 April 1954 – 26 February 1992) was an Azerbaijani soldier and

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 ...

, He commanded the Khojaly Self-Defence Battalion.

Biography

Huseynov was born on April 19, 1954 in Khojaly, in what was then the

Azerbaijan SSR Azerbaijan ( az, Азәрбајҹан, Azərbaycan, italics=no), officially the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (Azerbaijan SSR; az, Азәрбајҹан Совет Сосиалист Республикасы, Azərbaycan Sovet Sosialist R ...

. From 1961 to 1971, he studied at secondary school. Then, he graduated from the local agricultural technical school in the city of

Aghdam Aghdam ( az, Ağdam) is a ghost town and the nominal capital of the Aghdam District of Azerbaijan. Founded in the 18th century, it was granted city status in 1828 and grew considerably during the Soviet period. Aghdam lies from Stepanakert at ...

. From 1974 to 1976 he served in the ranks of the Soviet army in the city of

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, the capital of the

Kazakh SSR ; kk, Қазақ Советтік Социалистік Республикасы) *1991: Republic of Kazakhstan (russian: Республика Казахстан; kk, Қазақстан Республикасы) , linking_name = the ...

(now

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). Returning to his homeland, he taught basic military training at a secondary school in Khojaly. With the beginning 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 ...

, he took part in the defense of Khojaly. He was one of the founders of the Khojaly Self-Defense Battalion in 1991, and was later appointed commander of this battalion. After an operation in which 10 Armenian servicemen were captured, he was awarded the rank of

major Major (commandant in certain jurisdictions) is a military rank of commissioned officer status, with corresponding ranks existing in many military forces throughout the world. When used unhyphenated and in conjunction with no other indicators ...

. He was a victim of Khojaly Massacre, dying on 26 February 1992.

Legacy

By the decree of the President, Huseynov was awarded the title of the National Hero of Azerbaijan (posthumously). He was buried in Martyr's Avenue of Baku.Lent.az Qəhrəmanlar unudulmur – Milli Qəhrəman Tofiq Hüseynov
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HÜSEYNOV TOFİQ MİRSİYAB oğlu

Хавва Мамедова. Ходжалы. Шехиды и Шахиды

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