Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Heydar Aliyev
Born: May 10, 1923
Died: December 13, 2003 (aged 80)
Bio: Heydar Alirza oghlu Aliyev or Geidar Aliev, also spelled Haydar Aliev or Geidar Aliev was the third President of Azerbaijan for the New Azerbaijan Party from October 1993 to October 2003, when his son Ilham Aliyev succeeded him.