Aytakin Israel oglu Mammadov () (29 May 1967, Gadabay,

Azerbaijan SSR The Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, also referred to as the Azerbaijani Soviet Socialist Republic, Azerbaijan SSR, Azerbaijani SSR, AzSSR, Soviet Azerbaijan or simply Azerbaijan, was one of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union be ...

– December 1991, Goygol,

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) — was the military serviceman of

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, warrior during the

First Nagorno-Karabakh War The First Nagorno-Karabakh War was an ethnic conflict, ethnic and territorial conflict that took place from February 1988 to May 1994, in the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh in southwestern Azerbaijan, between the majority ethnic Armenians of Nag ...

and

National Hero of Azerbaijan The National Hero of Azerbaijan () is the highest national title in the Republic of Azerbaijan. The title was named on 25 March 1992, and the "Qizil Ulduz" Medal awarded as a sign of receiving this title was established by a separate law on 15 J ...

Early life and education

Mammadov was born on 29 May 1967 in Gadabay,

. In 1984, he completed his secondary education. He had served in the

Soviet Army The Soviet Ground Forces () was the land warfare service branch of the Soviet Armed Forces from 1946 to 1992. It was preceded by the Red Army. After the Soviet Union ceased to exist in December 1991, the Ground Forces remained under th ...

during 1985–1987.

First Nagorno-Karabakh War

Mammadov had entered

Ministry of Internal Affairs (Azerbaijan) The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan () is an Azerbaijani government ministry for internal affairs, which is responsible for keeping the order, security and safety of population, officials, buildings and structures in the country. The ...

Special Forces in 1991 and was sent to Goygol against Armenian troops. In December 1991, he was killed in one of the battles around

Goygol District Goygol District () is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan, situated in the western part of the country within the Ganja-Dashkasan Economic Region. The district is bordered by districts of Goranboy, Kalbajar, Dashkasan, Shamkir, Samukh, and ...

Honors

Aytakin Israel oglu Mammadov was posthumously awarded the title of the "

" by Presidential Decree No. 264 dated 8 October 1992. He was buried at the Gokeli village cemetery. A school in Gokeli village of the

Gadabay Rayon Gadabay District () is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the west of the country and belongs to the Gazakh-Tovuz Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Dashkasan, Shamkir, Tovuz. Its administrative center i ...

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was named after him. In 2013, he also shot a documentary feature film "Heroes of the Unconquerable of Castle", which tells the life and war of three other National Heroes of Gadabay -

Isgender Aznaurov Isgender Aznaurov () (16 August 1956, Bukhara Region, Uzbek SSR, USSR – 18 April 1993, Gadabay District, Azerbaijan) is a National Hero of Azerbaijan, and the warrior of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. Biography Isgender Aznaurov was born on ...

Ilham Aliyev Ilham Heydar Oghlu Aliyev (born 24 December 1961) is an Azerbaijani politician who has been the fourth president of Azerbaijan since 2003. He is also the leader of the New Azerbaijan Party since 2005. The son and second child of former Aze ...

and

Mazahir Rustamov Mazahir Rustamov (''Rustamov Mazahir Izzet oglu''; 1960, Baku – 1992, Gadabay District), was a National Hero of Azerbaijan. Early life Vital Rustamov Mazahir Izzet oglu was born on March 2, 1960, in , in an intelligent family. In 1977 he graduat ...

.Milli Qəhrəmanlara həsr olunmuş film çəkilmişdir.
AzərTAc, 25.09.2013.

References

Sources

* Vugar Asgarov. Azərbaycanın Milli Qəhrəmanları (Yenidən işlənmiş II nəşr). Bakı: "Dərələyəz-M", 2010, səh. 269. {{DEFAULTSORT:Mammadov, Aytakin Azerbaijani military personnel of the Nagorno-Karabakh War National Heroes of Azerbaijan 1967 births 1991 deaths

Early life and education

First Nagorno-Karabakh War

Honors

See also

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