Accessibility links

Subscribe
All RFE/RL sites
site logo site logo
Previous Next
Breaking News
Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan President Says Arrests Averted Bloodshed

President Ilham Aliyev (file photo) (CTK) 4 November 2005 -- Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has said the arrests of two ministers averted a possible civil war in his country.


Health Minister Ali Ansanov and Economic Development Minister Farhad Aliyev were fired from their jobs last month. They face charges of helping exiled opposition leader Rasul Quliyev plot a coup on the eve of the 6 November parliamentary elections.


Aliyev said on 3 November at a government meeting that he has no doubts the two were funding the seizure of power in Azerbaijan.


(Reuters)

Azerbaijan Election Special

Azerbaijan Election Special


RFE/RL's complete coverage of the November 6, 2005, legislative elections in Azerbaijan and their aftermath.

Timeline: How The Elections Have Unfolded



A photo gallery of the Azerbaijan opposition protests in Baku on November 9, 2005.

RFE/RL has been declared an "undesirable organization" by the Russian government.

If you are in Russia or the Russia-controlled parts of Ukraine and hold a Russian passport or are a stateless person residing permanently in Russia or the Russia-controlled parts of Ukraine, please note that you could face fines or imprisonment for sharing, liking, commenting on, or saving our content, or for contacting us.

To find out more, click here.

​
Back to top
XS
SM
MD
LG