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Allahverdi Bagirov
A footballer and coach from Aghdam who commanded a volunteer battalion in the First Karabakh War.
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In brief
Allahverdi Bagirov was born in Aghdam in 1946, played for the local Shafag club and later worked as a coach. In the early 1990s he formed and commanded a volunteer battalion in Aghdam.
In February 1992 he was among those who organised the rescue of Khojaly residents. In June of the same year he was killed by a mine while returning from a mission, and was posthumously named a National Hero of Azerbaijan.
On the site
- 01BiographyAghdam, football, coaching
- 02War recordThe battalion, Khojaly, the last mission
- 03LegacyPlaces and tournaments named after him
- 04SourcesDocuments and publications
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