Ex-mayor dies of cancer
The former Mayor of Baku, Rafael Allahverdiyev, has
died of brain cancer, a Baku-based TV channel reported.
Allahverdiyev, who lived in Geneva as an immigrant over the last few years, was laid to rest in Baku on Sunday.
Born in Baku in 1945, Allahverdiyev held the post of mayor of the capital city from 1993 to 2000. He was one of the founders of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party and later was promoted to the party`s deputy chairman. He resigned from his post in October 2000 and became a parliament member in November of the same year. After a while the ex-mayor refused his deputy mandate and then lived outside the country.
Allahverdiyev, who lived in Geneva as an immigrant over the last few years, was laid to rest in Baku on Sunday.
Born in Baku in 1945, Allahverdiyev held the post of mayor of the capital city from 1993 to 2000. He was one of the founders of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party and later was promoted to the party`s deputy chairman. He resigned from his post in October 2000 and became a parliament member in November of the same year. After a while the ex-mayor refused his deputy mandate and then lived outside the country.
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