1993 Azerbaijani coup d'état

The 1993 Azeri coup d'état, also known as Ganja Uprising, took place on 4 June 1993 by militia led by military commander Surat Huseynov, which overthrew President Abulfaz Elchibey and brought Heydar Aliyev to power.

1993 Azerbaijani coup d'état
Part of First Nagorno-Karabakh War
Surat Huseynov and Heydar Aliyev in 1993
Date 4-15 June 1993 Standort Ganja and Baku, Azerbaijan Result Huseynov militia victory Change of government Abulfaz Elchibey resigns with most of the government officials and makes Heydar Aliyev president Heydar Aliyev establishes an authoritarian regime in Azerbaijan
Belligerents
Huseynov militia	Azerbaijani Government APFP
Commanders and leaders
Surat Huseynov	Abulfaz Elchibey Dadash Rzayev

While Azerbaijan lost the war which opposed it to Armenia, president Abulfaz Elchibey sent the Commander Surat Huseynov due to its military failures. It thereby created a hostile militia to the Government, precipitating the defeat of Azerbaijan.

However, Elchibey's government had been discredited by Huseynov's military victories, which formed his militia in his native Nakhchivan, with weapons provided by the Russian army. Immediately afterwards, dozens of Elchibey government officials resigned and protests erupted demanding a change of government. Faced with this situation, Elchibey supported the candidacy for the parliament's presidency of Heydar Aliyev.

Some days after, on 15 June, Huseynov's militia took the capital, Baku, forcing president Abulfaz Elchibey to flee, and making Aliyev president. Immediately, Aliyev was ratified by parliament and a referendum held on 29 August. Consequently, on 3 October Aliyev was elected constitutional president in the elections held that day.

Huseynov was elected prime minister by Aliyev.

Aliyev established an authoritarian regime and extended his government until 2003, when he was succeeded by his son Ilham Aliyev.

References

• "The Coup of June 1993". Country Studies. Library of Congress.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
• "Azerbaïdjan: la réélection du président Aliev confirmée par la Cour constitutionnelle" [Azerbaijan: the re-election of President Aliyev confirmed by the Constitutional Court]. Le Point (in French). Agence France-Presse. 22 October 2008. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07.