Ayaz Mütallibov 917076 204002983 2008-04-07T15:32:42Z Tec15 1269086 /* External links */ {{Infobox_President|name=Ayaz Niyazi oğlu Mütallibov | image = Replace this image male.svg <!-- only free-content images are allowed for depicting living people - see [[WP:NONFREE]] --> | | nationality=azerbaijani | small| order=1st [[President of Azerbaijan|President of the Republic of Azerbaijan]] | term_start=[[October 30]], [[1991]] | term_end=[[March 6]], [[1992]] | predecessor= | successor=[[Yaqub Mammadov]] | order2=1st (restored) [[President of Azerbaijan|President of the Republic of Azerbaijan]] | term_start2=[[May 14]], [[1992]] | term_end2=[[May 18]], [[1992]] | predecessor2=[[Yaqub Mammadov]] | successor2=[[İsa Qambar]] | birth_date={{Birth date and age|1938|5|12|mf=y}} | birth_place=[[Baku]], [[Azerbaijan SSR]] [[Soviet Union]] | death_date= | death_place= | spouse=Adila Mütallibova | party=[[Azerbaijan Communist Party]] | vicepresident= }} '''Ayaz Niyazi oğlu Mütallibov''' (born 1938; {{lang-az|Ayaz Niyazi oğlu Mütəllibov}}, {{lang-ru|Аяз Ниязoвич Муталибов}}) was the last leader of [[Soviet Azerbaijan]], and the first [[President of Azerbaijan|President of independent Azerbaijan]] from October 1991 till May 1992. ==Biography== Ayaz Mütallibov was born on [[May 12]], [[1938]] in [[Baku]] to the family of a physician and later [[World War II]] veteran, Niyazi Aṣraf oğlu Mütallibov, and gynaecologist Kubra Mütallibova (died in 1988). In 1956, Ayaz Mütallibov graduated from the secondary school #189 in Baku. During the school years he was fond of [[jazz]] music especially of [[Elvis Presley]]'s and [[The Beatles]]. He was the member of the school team on volleyball. In 1962, Mütallibov graduated from the [[Azerbaijan State Oil Academy|Azerbaijan State Institute of Petroleum and Chemistry]]. In 1964, Mütallibov became the director of the Baku Refrigerator Factory, and in 1974, he was appointed as the General Director of "BakElectroBytMash" State Industrial Company. ===Political career=== *1977 — appointed as the Second Secretary of [[Azerbaijan Communist Party]] for Narimanov district of [[Baku]] *1979 — appointed a Minister of Light Industry of [[Azerbaijan SSR]]. *1982 — appointed as the Chairman of the State Planning Committee of [[Azerbaijan SSR]] and the Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of [[Azerbaijan SSR]]. *January 1989 — appointed as the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of [[Azerbaijan SSR]]. *[[January 20]], [[1990]] - Soviet troops enter [[Baku]]; [[Black January]] crackdown takes place. *[[January 24]], [[1990]] — While in [[Moscow]], Mütallibov is appointed as the First Secretary of the [[Azerbaijan Communist Party]]. *May 1990 — Supreme Council of [[Azerbaijan SSR]] elects Mütallibov as the first President of [[Azerbaijan SSR]]. *December 1990 - at Mütallibov's initiative, the Supreme Council of [[Azerbaijan SSR]] officially renames the country to [[Azerbaijan Republic]] and adopts the Declaration of Sovereignty *[[March 17]], [[1991]] - under pressure from Mütallibov, the Supreme Council of Azerbaijan votes for participation of [[Azerbaijan]] in the referendum on the fate of [[Soviet Union]] *[[August 20]], [[1991]] - Mütallibov becomes the only Soviet leader besides [[Zviad Gamsakhurdia]] to endorse the [[Soviet coup attempt of 1991]] by issuing a statement in [[Tehran]] *[[October 18]], [[1991]] - Supreme Council of Azerbaijan adopts the Declaration of Independence of [[Azerbaijan]] *September, 1991 — Mütallibov dissolves the [[Communist Party of Azerbaijan]] and proposes constitutional changes for direct nationwide elections of president. *[[September 8]], [[1991]]. Mütallibov elected a president in a single-candidate nationwide election. *December, 1991 - In a nationwide referendum, Azerbaijani voters approve the Declaration of Independence adopted by the Supreme Council; [[Soviet Union]] is dissolved, [[Azerbaijan]] is recognized as independent state by Turkey, Israel, Romania and Pakistan. *[[February 25]], [[1992]] - Armenian forces with support of Russia's 366th motorized brigade took control of [[Khojaly]]; fleeing residents become victims of the [[Khojaly Massacre]]. *[[March 6]], [[1992]] - Under pressure from [[Azerbaijan Popular Front]] due to mismanagement in defense of [[Khojaly]] and safety of its inhabitants, Mütallibov was forced to submit his resignation to the [[National Assembly of Azerbaijan]]. *[[May 8]], [[1992]] - Armenian forces take control of [[Shusha]], the last [[Azerbaijani]]-populated town in [[Nagorno-Karabakh]] *[[May 14]], [[1992]] - Supreme Council of [[Azerbaijan]], dominated by the former members of the [[Communist Party of Azerbaijan]], hears the case on [[Khojaly Massacre]], relieves Mütallibov of any responsibility, reverses his prior resignation and restores him as the [[President of Azerbaijan]]. *[[May 15]], [[1992]]. Armed forces led by the [[Azerbaijan Popular Front]] take control of the offices of the [[Parliament of Azerbaijan]] and Azerbaijani State Radio and Television, thereby deposing Mütallibov, who leaves for [[Moscow]]; defunct Supreme Council of Azerbaijan is dissolved passing the duties to the [[National Assembly of Azerbaijan]] formed by equal representation of [[Azerbaijan Popular Front]] and former communists. *[[May 17]], [[1992]]. Armenian forces take control of [[Lachin]], [[Isa Gambar]] is elected as the new Chairman of the [[National Assembly of Azerbaijan]] and takes on the temporary duties of [[President of Azerbaijan]] until the national elections on [[June 17]], [[1992]]. ===Exile=== Ayaz Mütallibov has been in exile in [[Moscow]] since 1992. *1994 Mütallibov publishes a book called "Karabakh — Black Garden" in Moscow. *April 2000 — Mütallibov's followers in Baku declare the formation of the new [[Civil Union Party]] *2003 - Mütallibov joins [[Azerbaijan Social Democratic Party]] (ASDP) and becomes its co-chairman in exile Mütallibov is married to Adila Mütallibova, has two sons, Azad and Zaur, grandson Tahir and granddaughter Madina. ==See also== * [[President of Azerbaijan]] * [[Politics of Azerbaijan]] * [[National Assembly of Azerbaijan]] * [[Foreign relations of Azerbaijan]] * [[List of political parties in Azerbaijan]] ==External links== *[http://www.engology.com/eng5mutalibov.htm Ayaz Mütallibov] {{start box}} {{succession box| title=First Secretary of the Azerbaijan Communist Party| before=[[Abdulrahman Vezirov]]| years=1990&ndash;1991| after=none }} {{succession box| title=[[President of Azerbaijan]]| before=none| years=October 30, 1991&ndash;March 6, 1992| after=[[Yaqub Mammadov]] }} {{succession box| title=[[President of Azerbaijan]]| before=[[Yaqub Mammadov]]| years=May 14, 1992&ndash;May 18, 1992| after=[[İsa Qambar]] }} {{end box}} {{AzerbaijanPresidents}} {{AzerbaijanPrimeMinisters}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mutallibov, Ayaz}} [[Category:1938 births]] [[Category:Presidents of Azerbaijan]] [[Category:Soviet politicians]] [[Category:People from Baku]] [[Category:Living people]] [[az:Ayaz Mütəllibov]] [[fr:Ayaz Mütəllibov]] [[id:Ayaz Mutalibov]] [[pl:Ayaz Mütəllibov]] [[ru:Муталибов, Аяз Ниязи оглы]] [[tr:Ayaz Muttalibov]]