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Heydar Aliyev

president of Azerbaijan
Also known as: Geidar Aliev
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Heydar Aliyev
Heydar Aliyev Heydar Aliyev (left), the father of Ilham Aliyev and president of Azerbaijan from 1993 to 2003, meeting with U.S. Pres. George W. Bush on February 26, 2003.

Heydar Aliyev was the president of Azerbaijan from 1993 to 2003. He was a former KGB official who adopted the rhetoric of Azerbaijani nationalism. His government maintained control through alleged intimidation of the press and opposition, and manipulation of elections, but was unable to resolve the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh. He was succeeded by his son, Ilham Aliyev, in 2003.123

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