Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
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.