1993 Azerbaijani coup d'état
| 1993 Azerbaijani coup d'état | |||||||
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| Part of First Nagorno-Karabakh War | |||||||
Surat Huseynov and Heydar Aliyev in 1993 | |||||||
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Huseynov militia Supported by:Russia |
Azerbaijani Government APFP | ||||||
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Heydar Aliyev Surat Huseynov |
Abulfaz Elchibey Dadash Rzayev | ||||||
The 1993 Azeri coup d'état, also known as the Ganja Uprising, was a military coup led by Azerbaijani military commander Surat Huseynov. On June 4, 1993, Huseynov's forces lead a march from the city of Ganja to the Azerbaijani capital of Baku in order to overthrow President Abulfaz Elchibey who was elected in independent Azerbaijan's first free election in 1992.
The coup ousted Elchibey and installed Heydar Aliyev as president. The coup was backed by Russia.