Elmira Gafarova
Elmira Mikayil qizi Gafarova ( Azerbaijani Elmira Mikayil Qizi Qafarova; born March 1, 1934 in Baku † August 1, 1993 ibid ) was a politician of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, 1983-1989 Foreign Minister.
Biography
Rise to the Secretary of State
After attending secondary school in 1953, she began studying philology at the Baku State University and graduated in 1958 with the graduation from. Already during her studies she began her political career as a deputy of the University Committee of the Komsomol youth organization was founded in 1958 and also a member of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan SSR ( KPdASSR ). After a subsequent post-graduate studies, she earned a 1961 Philosophiae Doctor ( Ph.D.) in philology.
In 1962, she was first chairman of the Central Organizing Committee, before it was subsequently 1966-1970 first secretary of the Komsomol in the Azerbaijan SSR. She then worked from 1970 to 1971 Head of the Department of Culture in the Central Committee ( CC) of KPdASSR and then to 1980 First Secretary of the Party Committee of Baku.
In 1980 she was appointed Minister of Education and held that post until 1983. On 1 December 1983, she was appointed as successor to the long-standing Secretary Tahira Tahirova and held this office until they are replaced by Huseynaga Sadigov on 22 December 1987. In her capacity as Secretary of State she participated as a member of the Soviet delegation in the meetings of the United Nations General Assembly in October 1984 in part on racism and discrimination. In addition, she was elected deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the ASSR. In December 1987, she was Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers.
On June 22, 1989 Elmira Gafarova was chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the ASSR and was also also deputies of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. In this role as President of the Parliament, it played an essential role in the restoration of the historic name of the city Kirovabad in Ganja on December 30, 1989, in the explanation of the spring festival Nowruz a national holiday on 13 March 1990.
Parliament and President of the Soviet Union
As president of the Supreme Soviet of the ASSR she also was among the first Forderern a special session of Parliament after the massacre of civilians in Baku on the night of January 19 to January 20, 1990, the so-called "Black January " ( Qara Yanvar ). Convened by her on January 21, 1990 special meeting of the 160 deputies issued a statement condemning the massacre and taught at the same time an appeal to the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, all the world's parliaments and the United Nations that military attacks against civilians in the Geneva Conventions and the Vienna Convention should be included on Succession of States in international treaties.
As a result, the Attorney General initiated until today but not completed investigation pursuant to Article 94 ( aggravated murder ), 149 (intentional destruction or damage of property ), 168 ( abuse of power ) and 225 ( abuse of authority ) of the then applicable Azerbaijani Criminal Code one.
Later she was instrumental in the Law for the Restoration of sovereignty on 18 October 1991 and the admission to the United Nations on 2 March 1992. After the declaration of independence it was up to March 5, 1992 Chairman of the National Council, the forerunner of today's National Assembly of the Republic of Azerbaijan (Milli Məclis ).
For her achievements, she was awarded many orders and medals and received, among other the Order of the Red Banner of Labor.
After her death she was buried in the cemetery of honor Fəxri Xiyaban in Baku.