Heydar Aliyev: Difference between revisions

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|alias = Shining Son of the People

|origin =Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan SSR, Transcaucasian SFSR, Soviet Union

|occupation = President of Azerbaijan (1993 - 2003) First Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union (1982 - 1987) First Secretary of ~~the Communist~~ Party of Azerbaijan (1969 - 1982)

|occupation = President of Azerbaijan (1993 - 2003) First Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union (1982 - 1987) First Secretary of the [[Communist Party of Azerbaijan]] (1969 - 1982)

|type of villain = Dictator

|goals =

|goals = Claim the Nagorno-Karabakh region for Azerbaijan (truncated) Increase Azerbaijan's presence in the world (partially successful)

|crimes = [[Authoritarianism]] Mass repression

|crimes = [[Authoritarianism]] Mass repression [[Propaganda]] Human rights violations [[Censorship]]

|hobby =

}}

{{Quote|In his eight years of rule, the autocrat has orchestrated a true cult of personality. Pictures of leathery, sphinxlike Aliyev stare from the wall in every office across the country. The paintings with the caption "Shining Son of the People" show an amazingly rejuvenated president emitting red and yellow rays of light, while in actuality 80-year-old Aliyev is suffering from cancer and has long since chosen his son Ilham to succeed him as president|Lutz Klaveman desribing Aliyev's personality cult}}'''Heydar Aliyev''' (May 10, 1923 - December 12, 2003) was an Azerbaijani politician who served as the first President of Azerbaijan from 1993 to 2003. Aliyev served as the head of the [[KGB]] branch in Azerbaijan. He has long been accused of violating human rights and forming an autocratic system in Azerbaijan with some critics even describing the regime as totalitarian and magisterial. His rule was also characterized by [[censorship]] of the press and and atmosphere of fear in Azerbaijan. Aliyev was known for his [[cult of personality]] throughout the country.

{{Quote|In his eight years of rule, the autocrat has orchestrated a true cult of personality. Pictures of leathery, sphinxlike Aliyev stare from the wall in every office across the country. The paintings with the caption 'Shining Son of the People' show an amazingly rejuvenated president emitting red and yellow rays of light, while in actuality 80-year-old Aliyev is suffering from cancer and has long since chosen his son Ilham to succeed him as president.|Lutz Klaveman desribing Aliyev's personality cult}}'''Heydar Aliyev''' (May 10, 1923 - December 12, 2003) was an Azerbaijani politician who served as the first President of Azerbaijan from 1993 to 2003. Aliyev served as the head of the [[KGB]] branch in Azerbaijan. He has long been accused of violating human rights and forming an autocratic system in Azerbaijan with some critics even describing the regime as totalitarian and magisterial. His rule was also characterized by [[censorship]] of the press and and atmosphere of fear in Azerbaijan. Aliyev was known for his [[cult of personality]] throughout the country.

==Biography==

Aliyev was born in Nakhichevan, Azerbaijani SSR. Aliyev studied architecture and history in Baku. In 1944 he joined the [[KGB]] of Soviet Azerbaijan and became its director in 1967. In 1969 Aliyev became First Secretary of the [[Communist Party of Azerbaijan]]. In 1982 he was invited to Moscow as a full member of the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]] (CPSU) Politburo and first deputy chairman of the USSR Council of Ministers. He also served as a member of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR for twenty years.

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 |alias = Shining Son of the People
 |origin =Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan SSR, Transcaucasian SFSR, Soviet Union
-|occupation = President of Azerbaijan (1993 - 2003)<br>First Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union (1982 - 1987)<br>First Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan (1969 - 1982)
+|occupation = President of Azerbaijan (1993 - 2003)<br>First Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union (1982 - 1987)<br>First Secretary of the [[Communist Party of Azerbaijan]] (1969 - 1982)
 |type of villain = Dictator
-|goals =
+|goals = Claim the Nagorno-Karabakh region for Azerbaijan (truncated)<br>Increase Azerbaijan's presence in the world (partially successful)
-|crimes = [[Authoritarianism]]<br>Mass repression
+|crimes = [[Authoritarianism]]<br>Mass repression<br>[[Propaganda]]<br>Human rights violations<br>[[Censorship]]
 |hobby =
 }}
-{{Quote|In his eight years of rule, the autocrat has orchestrated a true cult of personality. Pictures of leathery, sphinxlike Aliyev stare from the wall in every office across the country. The paintings with the caption "Shining Son of the People" show an amazingly rejuvenated president emitting red and yellow rays of light, while in actuality 80-year-old Aliyev is suffering from cancer and has long since chosen his son Ilham to succeed him as president|Lutz Klaveman desribing Aliyev's personality cult}}'''Heydar Aliyev''' (May 10, 1923 - December 12, 2003) was an Azerbaijani politician who served as the first President of Azerbaijan from 1993 to 2003. Aliyev served as the head of the [[KGB]] branch in Azerbaijan. He has long been accused of violating human rights and forming an autocratic system in Azerbaijan with some critics even describing the regime as totalitarian and magisterial. His rule was also characterized by [[censorship]] of the press and and atmosphere of fear in Azerbaijan. Aliyev was known for his [[cult of personality]] throughout the country.
+{{Quote|In his eight years of rule, the autocrat has orchestrated a true cult of personality. Pictures of leathery, sphinxlike Aliyev stare from the wall in every office across the country. The paintings with the caption 'Shining Son of the People' show an amazingly rejuvenated president emitting red and yellow rays of light, while in actuality 80-year-old Aliyev is suffering from cancer and has long since chosen his son Ilham to succeed him as president.|Lutz Klaveman desribing Aliyev's personality cult}}'''Heydar Aliyev''' (May 10, 1923 - December 12, 2003) was an Azerbaijani politician who served as the first President of Azerbaijan from 1993 to 2003. Aliyev served as the head of the [[KGB]] branch in Azerbaijan. He has long been accused of violating human rights and forming an autocratic system in Azerbaijan with some critics even describing the regime as totalitarian and magisterial. His rule was also characterized by [[censorship]] of the press and and atmosphere of fear in Azerbaijan. Aliyev was known for his [[cult of personality]] throughout the country.
 ==Biography==
 Aliyev was born in Nakhichevan, Azerbaijani SSR. Aliyev studied architecture and history in Baku. In 1944 he joined the [[KGB]] of Soviet Azerbaijan and became its director in 1967. In 1969 Aliyev became First Secretary of the [[Communist Party of Azerbaijan]]. In 1982 he was invited to Moscow as a full member of the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]] (CPSU) Politburo and first deputy chairman of the USSR Council of Ministers. He also served as a member of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR for twenty years.