Azeris revere national leader Heydar Aliyev
The Azerbaijani people on Monday commemorated the national leader, former President Heydar Aliyev over the eighth anniversary of his demise.
President Ilham Aliyev, government officials, parliament members and foreign diplomats as well as rank-and-file citizens paid tribute at the Alley of Honors where he was laid to rest.
Besides the capital Baku, commemoration ceremonies were held in the country’s regions.
Azerbaijani diaspora organizations conducted events abroad to revere Heydar Aliyev’s memory.
Aliyev passed away at the age of 80 of cardiac irregularities on December 12, 2003 in a hospital in Cleveland, the United States.
Aliyev headed Azerbaijan from 1969. He held top posts in the Soviet Union leadership from 1982 till 1987.
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