(MENAFN- AzerNews) By Susanbar Aghamaliyeva
Heydar Aliyev - the national leader of the Azerbaijani people,
described as a "living legend of the Soviet reality" by world
politicians, also left his mark on history as an architect and the
founder of the independent Azerbaijani state.
All periods of his life and activities can be considered as an
example, a source of honor and pride for every Azerbaijani.
The national leader and great personality, who lived and worked
in Nakhchivan from 1990-1993, was the initiator of making decisions
of historical and national significance both as an ordinary
citizen, parliamentarian, and Chairman of the Supreme Assembly of
the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic. This was a result of historical
necessity. The Nakhchivan period of the political activity of the
great leader Heydar Aliyev and the historical decisions made at
that time can be considered the beginning of the path to
independence and revival in Nakhchivan.
Remembering our childhood period, some young people of my
generation, who were born in the 80s and were destined to live in
Nakhchivan, can admit that even small kids, holding the hands of
their parents, repeatedly attended Heydar Aliyev's meetings with
the people in 1990-1993 with great love and pride.
He knew very well that his people were in a difficult situation,
in fact, he lived with people during those difficult times, but he
never refused the moral support of ordinary people. I remember that
the national leader sometimes met with villagers and encouraged
them about the future. The people greeted the leader with great
enthusiasm as if they understood the ideas of independence that
shone in his eyes. In 1990–1993, unlike ordinary people, the great
leader as an experienced politician, a great statesman, and a real
leader, sought ways out of hard and difficult times.
He thought about the philosophy of independence and worked a lot
in this direction. Restoration of the national history of
Azerbaijan on November 17, 1990, and the adoption of the tricolor
flag as the state symbol, the proclamation of January 20 as the
National Day of Mourning, December 31 as the Day of Solidarity of
World Azerbaijanis, holding the founding conference of the New
Azerbaijan Party on November 21, 1992, were decisions and steps
that required great determination and courage.
The heart of national leader Heydar Aliyev was always with
Azerbaijan and Azerbaijanis because, despite the fact that he held
a high position in the Soviet Union for many years, he always
respected his nationality and repeatedly expressed pride in being
an Azerbaijani.
“I have always been proud and I am proud today that I am an
Azerbaijani man,” - the words of Heydar Aliyev is the proof of his
endless love for Azerbaijan. His policy on the protection of the
Azerbaijani language and Azerbaijanis during the hegemony of the
Soviet Empire, as well as his national policy during the Nakhchivan
period of his political activity and the national policy pursued
throughout Azerbaijan since June 1993, are indicators of the great
leader's patriotism and true love for Azerbaijan.
The great leader did a lot to ensure the territorial integrity
of Azerbaijan and Nakhchivan, which is its integral part, to save
it from the Armenian occupation and to prevent the protection of
Nakhchivan from the Armenian occupation. His mission began in
Nakhchivan and covered all regions of Azerbaijan. Historical
documents preserved at the Heydar Aliyev Museum, established in
Nakhchivan on February 18, 1999, show that the citizens of
Azerbaijan, who were captured and taken hostage during the Karabakh
war asked him for help. Working and living in Nakhchivan under the
light of an oil lamp, the national leader became a beacon of hope
for all Azerbaijanis.
In addition, I remember that during the occupation of Malibayli
village of Shusha District in 1992, my relatives saw the
indifference of the central government of Azerbaijan to the
transfer of my close relative Ingilab Humbatov to Azerbaijan. He
worked hard to listen to people patiently, to calm them down, and
to solve all these problems using his great authority. Besides, he
laid the foundation and built the Nakhchivan Special Army.
Purposeful measures taken by Heydar Aliyev in 1990-1993 to save
Nakhchivan from a difficult situation - the policy of blocking
damned Armenians - to restore historical ties with the Turkic and
Islamic world are still bearing its positive effect. Thanks to his
political will and prestige, the construction and commissioning of
new bridges between Nakhchivan and neighboring countries with
historical roots, including brotherly Turkiye, Iran laid the
foundation for economic relations and saved people from a difficult
situation. Today, the new infrastructure created in Nakhchivan in
all directions, and the implementation of the ideas of the National
Leader is a sign of great pride and confidence in a bright
future.
Of course, one can analyze in more detail the political
activities of National Leader Heydar Aliyev in Nakhchivan and
dedicate dozens of articles and books to the period. Despite a
short time, the adoption of important historical decisions in
1990-1993, the foundation of reforms in all areas, and the
successful policy pursued today led to the development of
Azerbaijan as a whole, as well as its integral part Nakhchivan.
I would like to emphasize that the return of National Leader
Heydar Aliyev from Moscow to Baku on July 22, 1990, and then to
Nakhchivan was, in fact, a homecoming from the Soviet empire and
the basis of national salvation. The National Way of Salvation,
which began in Nakhchivan, covered the whole of Azerbaijan and
saved our country from destruction, the Armenian occupation, great
political risks, and internal conflicts. National Leader Heydar
Aliyev protected the Azerbaijani people from disintegration by
playing a role of a bridge.
Today, in the eternal and indelible place of the great leader in
the history of Azerbaijan, the political school created by him
instills confidence that this policy will continue in our country
for many years and will make our country even more prosperous. The
Nakhchivan period of his life and political activity, as always,
will be inscribed in history in golden letters!
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