Azerbaijan Popular Front

political party, Azerbaijan

Also known as: AXC

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The Azerbaijan Popular Front was a political party that emerged in Azerbaijan during the late 1980s amidst growing nationalist sentiments and the impending dissolution of the Soviet Union. This party was a significant opposition force, advocating for Azerbaijan's separation from the Commonwealth of Independent States and asserting control over Nagorno-Karabakh. The Azerbaijan Popular Front played a role in the political upheaval of the early 1990s, briefly overthrowing the then-president Ayaz Mutalibov in 1992 and leading to the election of Abulfez Elchibey. The party's platform was rooted in Azerbaijani nationalism.12

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Azerbaijan
First Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, dissolution of the Soviet Union, and presidency of Heydar Aliyev
In May 1992 the Azerbaijan Popular Front overthrew Mutalibov and forced new elections, in which its candidate, Abulfez Elchibey, emerged victorious on a platform of separating from the Commonwealth of Independent States and maintaining control over Nagorno-Karabakh. Elchibey was himself overthrown in June 1993 by Heydar Aliyev, a former…
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In May 1992 the Azerbaijan Popular Front overthrew Mutalibov and forced new elections, in which its candidate, Abulfez Elchibey, emerged victorious on a platform of separating from the Commonwealth of Independent States and maintaining control over Nagorno-Karabakh. Elchibey was himself overthrown in June 1993 by Heydar Aliyev, a former…
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