Contemporary era · 1993
1993 Azerbaijani coup d'état
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 led 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.
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- When
- 1 Sept 1993
- Where
- Ganja
- Era
- Contemporary
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