![]() ![]() However, the conflict remained unresolved, with Armenian control over Nagorno-Karabakh. In May 1994, Aliyev entered into a ceasefire agreement that still remains in force to this very day. In August 1993, Elchibey was stripped of his presidency by the nationwide referendum, and in October 1993, Aliyev was elected President of Azerbaijan. This date (June 15) started to be celebrated as the National Salvation Day of Azerbaijanis according to the decision of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan dated 27 June 1997 based on the numerous requests of the citizens of Azerbaijan. Earlier, on 15 June 1993, Aliyev had been elected Chairman of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan, and after Elchibey's flight he also assumed temporary presidential powers. On 24 June 1993, amidst the advancement of insurgent forces under Huseynov's control towards Baku, Elchibey fled from the city to his native village of Keleki in Nakhchivan. In May–June 1993, when, as a result of a crisis in the government, the country was on the verge of a civil war and faced the peril of losing independence, the people of Azerbaijan demanded to bring Heydar Aliyev to power, and the then leaders of Azerbaijan were obliged to officially invite Heydar Aliyev to Baku. Nakhchivan ASSR, Azerbaijan SSR, Transcaucasian SFSR, Soviet Union First Secretary of the Communist Party of AzerbaijanĬandidate member of the 25th, 26thPolitburo ![]()
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