Vahid Musayev Abdulla oglu (died January 8, 1999) was the deputy Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan

Minister of Defense (Azerbaijan)

The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan is the Azerbaijani government ministry, associated with the Azerbaijani military. The ministry is responsible for keeping Azerbaijan defended against external threats, preserving its territorial integrity, waging war on behalf of Azerbaijan , and the...

 and Acting

Acting (law)

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Minister within the month of August (unspecified), 1993.

Political career

Musayev was Deputy Minister of Defense and was assigned by the Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan

Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan

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 and acting

Acting (law)

In law, when someone is said to be acting in a position it can mean one of three things.*The position has not yet been formally created.*The person is only occupying the position temporarily, to ensure continuity.*The person does not have a mandate....

President

President of Azerbaijan

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 Heydar Aliyev

Heydar Aliyev

Heydar Alirza oglu Aliyev , also spelled as Heidar Aliev, Geidar Aliev, Haydar Aliyev, Geydar Aliyev was the third President of Azerbaijan for the New Azerbaijan Party from June 1993 to October 2003, when his son Ilham Aliyev succeeded him.From 1969 till 1982, Aliyev was also the leader of Soviet...

 to lead the ministry until the new minister was appointed. Due to numerous mistakes during the operation to stabilize the situation in southern Azerbaijani regions of Lankoran, Astara, Masalli, Lerik, Yardimli, Jalilabad and Bilasuvar raions in August 1993 which led to civilian injuries, he was first demoted from the rank of Major General

Major General

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 and then sacked as Deputy Minister of Defense on August 25, 1993.

General's plot

Vahid Musayev is well known as one of the masterminds of the so-called General's Plot to overthrow the government of President

President of Azerbaijan

The country of Azerbaijan is a presidential republic, with the President of Azerbaijan as the head of state, and the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan as head of government...

 Heydar Aliyev

Heydar Aliyev

Heydar Alirza oglu Aliyev , also spelled as Heidar Aliev, Geidar Aliev, Haydar Aliyev, Geydar Aliyev was the third President of Azerbaijan for the New Azerbaijan Party from June 1993 to October 2003, when his son Ilham Aliyev succeeded him.From 1969 till 1982, Aliyev was also the leader of Soviet...

. General Vahid Musayev, general Rafig Agayev, general Shahin Musayev, Murad Sadaddinov and Faig Bakhishaliyev (former members of Special Purpose Police Unit (OPON)) and a few other colonels were arrested in August 1995 on charges of organizing coup d'état

Coup d'état

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 by planning to shoot the presidential airplane down in a premeditated rocket attack in May 1995. Vahid Mustafayev was sentenced to 15 years and jailed at Gobustan

Qobustan, Baku

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 correctional institution.

Revolt

On the night of January 7-8, 1999 Vahid Musayev along with Faig Bakhishaliyev and imprisoned members of OPON organized a prison revolt managing to capture weapons, and taking other prisoners and guards hostage. The standoff between government forces and the rebels continued until late hours of January 8 as the rebels held 28 prison guards hostage. As a result, rebels including Vahid Musayev and several other main organizers were killed during the shootout between the rebels and Azerbaijani special anti-terror forces detachments, after all negotiations failed. Two servicemen were killed and twenty five were injured.

See also

• Azerbaijani Army
• Ministers of Defense of Azerbaijan Republic
  Minister of Defense (Azerbaijan)
  The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan is the Azerbaijani government ministry, associated with the Azerbaijani military. The ministry is responsible for keeping Azerbaijan defended against external threats, preserving its territorial integrity, waging war on behalf of Azerbaijan , and the...