Elshad Mamedov
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Elshad Mamedov (Azerbaijani: Elşad Məmmədov; February 14, 1958 – March 17, 1995) was a serviceman of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan and a National Hero of Azerbaijan (1995).
Biography
Elshad Mamedov was born on February 14, 1975, in the village of Khachagaya, Goygol region, Azerbaijan SSR. In 1990, after graduating from a rural junior high school, he continued his studies at the Khanlar district vocational school No. 99.
In August 1993, he was drafted into the National Army of Azerbaijan by the Khanlar Military Commissariat and completed 6 months of military training. Then he was sent to the combat zone in Nagorno-Karabakh. His first fight took place in the Tartar region. He took part in bloody confrontations on the territory of the Agdam region.
In March 1995, a group of armed illegal gangs opposed the current state policy of Azerbaijan. On March 13, 1995, the unit in which Elshad served was sent to the site of confrontations in the city of Baku in the area of the 8th kilometer to prevent a coup attempt. He took part in the suppression and neutralization of illegal formations, former members of the special police detachment, acting with the aim of a coup d'état in the Republic of Azerbaijan. In an armed clash with state criminals, Mamedov, as a result of shelling from the opposite side, received a severe fatal wound to the head, from the consequences of which he died on March 17, 1995.[1]
Elshad Mamedov was not married.
Memory
By Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan No. 307 dated April 4, 1995, Elshad Mammadov was awarded the title of National Hero of Azerbaijan (posthumously).
He was buried in the cemetery in the village of Kirkhly, Goygol region of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
The secondary school in the village of Khachagaya, Goygol region, is named after the National Hero of Azerbaijan Elshad Mammadov.
A bust of Elshad Mammadov was installed along the Dashkesan road.[2]
References
- ↑ INSPIRO. "Məmmədov Elşad Ramiz oğlu". milliqahramanlar.az. Archived from the original on 2021-11-14. Retrieved 2021-11-14. Unknown parameter
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