Abulfaz Elchibey, (Azerbaijani: Əbülfəz Elçibəy; June 24, 1938, Nakhchivan – August 22, 2000, Ankara) was an Azerbaijani political figure and a former Soviet dissident. His real name was Abulfaz Qadirqulu oglu Aliyev (Azerbaijani: Əbülfəz Qədirqulu oğlu Əliyev; Russian: Абульфа́з Гадиркули́ оглы́ Али́ев), but he assumed the nickname of "Elçibəy" (Azerbaijani for the "noble messenger") upon his leadership of the Azerbaijani Popular Front in 1990. Elchibey was the second president of Azerbaijan, serving from June 16, 1992 until his overthrow in a coup d'état in June 1993.
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