Sayavush Hasan oglu Hasanov () (20 January 1964 – 25 June 1992) was an
Azerbaijanian soldier and construction worker who received the
National Hero of Azerbaijan award. He was born on 20 January 1964 in the
Yengicə village,
Sharur District
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of
Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
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of
Azerbaijan
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.
Biography
Early life
Azerbaijanian independence
When voluntary defense battalions were established to protect
Garabagh, Sayavush was one of the first ones to join. He fought in many regions of Azerbaijan—
Gazakh,
Gedebey,
Goranboy,
Shusha
Shusha (, ) or Shushi () is a city in Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Situated at an altitude of 1,400–1,800 metres (4,600–5,900 ft) in the Karabakh mountains, the city was a mountain resort in the Soviet Union, Soviet ...
—and performed all the assigned tasks adequately. On 25 June 1992, his battalion was ordered to liberate Girmizikend village from enemy occupation. While the battalion was advancing into the village, they were subjected to heavy fire. The group strengthened its position, and they quickly began to repel attacks, but Sayavush died in the battle. A week later, his body was removed from the battlefield.
Family
He was married.
Awards
He was posthumously awarded the title of
National Hero of Azerbaijan by the 69th decree of the president of the Azerbaijan Republic on 21 July 1992.
He was buried in the
Alley of Martyrs in Baku.
References
External links
THE KOREA HERALD: Azerbaijan remembers ‘Black January’ massacreITV kanalı. Milli Qəhrəman.
*Vüqar Əsgərov. Azərbaycanın Milli Qəhrəmanları. (Yenidən işlənmiş II nəşr). Bakı: "Dərələyəz-M", 2010, səh. 114–115.
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1964 births
1992 deaths
Azerbaijani military personnel of the Nagorno-Karabakh War
Azerbaijani military personnel killed in action
National Heroes of Azerbaijan
People from Sharur District