VII. The Contemporary Period, 1945–2000 > B. Europe, 1945–2000 > 7. Eastern Europe, 1945–2000 > i. Russia (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and Successor States) > 2. Post-Soviet Successor Republics in Europe and Asia > b. Azerbaijan > 1993, June 15

PREVIOUS NEXT

CONTENTS · SUBJECT INDEX · BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD

The Encyclopedia of World History.  2001.

1993, June 15
Heydar Aliyev, leader of the Nakhichevan autonomous region, was elected chair of the Azerbaijan Supreme Soviet.	1
June 18
President Elchibey was forced to flee Baku in the face of a rebellion led by Col. Surat Guseinov. Guseinov claimed for himself “all the powers of a head of state and responsibility for the future of the republic” (June 21).	2
Oct. 3
Heydar Aliyev secured 98.8 percent of the vote in the presidential election, with 97 percent voter turnout.	3

The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

CONTENTS · SUBJECT INDEX · BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD

PREVIOUS NEXT