Rovshan Javadov
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Rovshan Javadov (also spelt as Javadov) (1951 – 1995)
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[edit] Early life
Rovshan Djavadov was born on October 19th 1951 in Goychay. In 1973 he graduated from Azerbaijan State Medical University. From 1973-1976 he worked as a surgeon in Interior Ministry Hospital of Azerbaijan SSR Republic. In 1976 Rovshan Djavadov joined the USSR Interior Ministry Military Academy in Rostov from which he graduated in 1980.
[edit] Early Political Career
After completing his military education in 1980 he volunteered for Afghanistan in order to swap sides once he arrives in Afghanistan. The Soviet establishment suspecting his anti communist mood rejected his request of joining the communist forces in Afghanistan. This did not stop Rovshan Djavadov from further pursuing his life style as a free and true Azerbaijani. He never accepted authoritarian orders which were unjust. Therefore as karate was his favorite sport he went on to challenge communist authorities in the field of sport. Karate being viewed as a totally western sport in USSR, was officially banned. However, Rovshan's passion for this sport made him organize underground karate clubs in Azerbaijan in 1981.
In 1982 Rovshan Djavadov became the Police Inspector of Ganja City, the city which is historically known as one of the most concerned over the fate of Azerbaijan which often stood against magnificent forces to sustain the independence of Azerbaijan, as was the case during Mongol invasion in the 13th century. In 1987 due to deteriorating situation in Karabakh Rovshan Djavadov , with his brother Mahir Djavadov organized underground Takamul (Evolution) Party in Karabakh and Ganja.
In 1989 at the very beginning of Armenian-Azeri conflict Takamul Party established military units which were composed by patriotic Azeris as well as of Rovshan’s karate students. In January 1990 Soviet troops invaded Azerbaijan and fierce fighting broke out in Baku and other cities with the Popular Front activists whom Rovshan Djavadov helped training and equipping with basic weapons available at that time. As Soviet troops quickly took over Baku due to KGB's penetration of some top ranks of the Popular Front movement, Rovshan Djavadov became more aware of the true roots of the Popular Front and planed to withdraw to Ganja with his supporters and proclaim Ganja a Capital city and resume fighting the occupation. However due to weakness of the communist establishment, Soviet troops withdrew by mid March.
[edit] Beginning of Professional Military Career
Due to the escalating situation in Karabakh which was caused by the Armenian aggression, in 1990 Takamul party has turned fully into an official military Organization known as HTPD or more popularly famous by its Russian acronym OMON - (Unit of Police Special Force). In the same year Rovshan Djavadov became Supreme Commander of OMON and rose to the rank of Colonel of Azerbaijani National Armed Forces. Due to successful operations in Karabah led by OMON forces against Russian mercenaries and Armenias rogue elements, the provisional government in 1991 proclaimed OMON members National Heroes.
In 1993 Rovshan Djavadov was appointed Deputy Minister of Interior in the Popular Front government and in the same year he was elected as a Chairman of Azerbaijan Youth Movement. As the fighting was escalating in Karabah and Armenian aggressors were obtaining huge support from Armenian lobby in USA, France and Russia, Rovshan Djavadov traveled to Afghanistan in 1993 from where he returned with 1300 experienced volunteers.
In 1993 after personally regrouping most of Interior Ministry forces and OMON forces, he launched the most successful military assault on Armenian aggressors in Askeran. Simultaneously he organized the military offensive in Fizuli which was halted after two weeks due to political instability when Popular Front government was overthrown by Colonel Suret Husseynov.
[edit] Political Career
After the overthrow of President Elchibey who led the Popular Front government Suret Huseynov and Rovshan Djavadov welcomed the return of KGB General Heydar Aliyev to Baku. Huseynov and Djavadov supported Aliyev on 1993 Presidential elections which guaranteed his victory. In the summer of 1993 Suret Husseynov’s Ganja Brigade liberated 10 villages from Armenians in the Karabah zone which led to huge loses among Armenian armed gangs. After this operation Suret Husseynov was officially proclaimed a National Hero and appointed a Prime Minister. In the same year Rovshan Djavadov was offered the medal of a national hero, but he refused to accept it until Karabah is fully liberated and the independence of newly born Azerbaijan Republic is fully secure.
Suret Husseynov and Rovshan Djavadov began actively to purchase arms for Azerbaijani Armed Forces and managed to restart the Fizuli offensive in January 1994. Three weeks later Fizuli Offensive was halted by Heydar Aliyev as he secretly agreed to hidden negotiations with Russian and Armenian officials in order to solidify his grip on power in Azerbaijan. The result of Heydar Aliev’s negotiations came to be known to the public as Bishkek Cease fire deal in May of 1994 which caused 20% of Azerbaijan to become occupied by Armenia to this very day.
[edit] Political Rebellion
Rovshan Djavadov and Suret Husseynov publicly opposed the Bishkek deal and threatened to start military operations if Russian troops were to come to Azerbaijan as one of the articles of the treaty stated. The political outrage caused by the clause of Bishkek treaty which called for the return of Russian troops to Azerbaijan forced Heydar Aliev and Boris Yeltsin to amend that specific part of the treaty. In June 1994 Rovshan Djavadov publicly announced his aim to run for November 1995 Parliamentary Elections in which he would represent the opposition block to the authoritarian rule of Heydar Aliyev. In August 1994 he publicly announced a plan to impeach Heydar Aliyev once he wins the elections to the parliament.
[edit] October 1994 events
After Rovshan Djavadov openly proclaimed his opposition towards Heydar Aliyev’s KGB style rule, Rovshan Djavadov became the main target of Aliyev’s system. The first move made by Heydar Aliyev against Rovshan Djavadov was in October 1994. On September 30th 1994, Deputy Chairman of Parliament Affiadin Jalilov and Chief of Military Intelligence Shamsi Rahimov were assassinated next to their place of residence.
The next day on October 1st the older brother of Rovshan Djavadov , District Attorney, Mahir Djavadov was accused of ordering the assassination and 3 OMON members were arrested without any legal evidence. Among three arrested OMON members was the personal bodyguard and a driver of Mahir Djavadov , officer of OMON Elchin Aliyev. Mahir Djavadov has publicly challenged the unfound and baseless charges against him and called for an objective investigation and an immediate release of OMON members.
A day after Mahir Djavadov 's public statements he was invited by the Chief Attorney, Ali Omarov to the headquarters of General Attorney office to explain what has happened. After arriving at the General Attorney’s office a secret and an illegal attempt was made by Presidential Guards to arrest Mahir Djavadov . Mahir Djavadov resisted an illegal arrest and with eight members of his security personnel from OMON quickly disarmed forty-five members of Presidential Guards who lacked any combat experience because they never fought on the front lines in Karabah, but rather functioned as a private militia of Heydar Aliyev. Mahir Djavadov arrested the Chief Attorney Ali Omarov and others who were executing the illegal order of Heydar Aliyev to arrest him without any legal evidence. As soon as the news of the events spread of what has happened at the General Attorney’s office, most of the National Army rebelled and OMON fighters seized most government buildings and openly challenged the authoritarian rule of Heydar Aliyev. Due to the lack of experienced military support Heydar Aliyev was forced to back down and blamed Prime Minister Suret Husseynov for causing chaos in the country. After two days of negotiations Heydar Aliyev convinced Rovshan Djavadov that he had nothing to do with the arrest of OMON members. To avoid civil war in a country where 20% of land was under occupation, Rovshan Djavadov agreed to peace and released all captured members of Heydar Aliev’s militia.
After October 1994 Mahir Djavadov was forced to resign as an Attorney and was elected as a Chairman of Independent Traders Union of Azerbaijan. Two of three OMON members were immediately released from illegal detention. Suret Husseynov was also forced to resign and after an attempt to kill him he escaped to Russia where he was hiding until 1997 and was later arrested and extradited to Azerbaijan where he spent six years in jail.
[edit] March 1995 events
The failure of Heydar Aliyev in October 1994 to eliminate Rovshan Djavadov as the only serious political opponent forced him to retreat until he reinforced his forces and launched a second attempt.
On March 13th 1995 metal products worth a substantial amount of money belonging to one of the companies which was a member of Independent Traders Union of Azerbaijan was illegally seized by the members of Azerbaijani Secret Service loyal to Heydar Aliyev in Gazah and Agstafa regions of Azerbaijan. After the seizure of the metal cargo, OMON members were accused to be involved in illegal cross border trafficking even though the goods were seized within the territory of Azerbaijan. Following the seizure of metal products Presidential Guard members attacked OMON bases in Agstafa and Gazakh, however they were quickly decimated and their commanders captured by OMON forces which were led by a regional OMON commander Elchin Amiraslanov. The same afternoon Heydar Aliyev contacted Rovshan Djavadov and asked him to travel to Gazakh to settle the dispute which occurred. Upon Rovshan Djavadov 's arrival in Gazakh Heydar Aliyev contacted commander of Armenian armed gangs Samvel Babayan and asked Samvel Babayan to open artillery fire on Azerbaijani forces along the cease fire line near Qazah, Agstafa and Agdam. After the artillery attack Rovshan Djavadov ordered a responsive attack on Armenian positions by OMON forces, this retaliatory action of Rovshan Djavadov made him be accused by Heydar Aliyev of unconstitutional action of “hijacking” the role of the Commander in Chief which is reserved after the President of the country.
Rovshan Djavadov thinking that Armenian forces might take the advantage of the dispute between the Presidential Guard and OMON forces and attack Azerbaijani positions, ordered Elchin Amiraslanov to release all Presidential Guard captives. Rovshan Djavadov immediately returned to Baku to organize OMON reinforcements along the front lines. Upon his arrival in Baku he went straight to OMON headquarters and held the meeting of OMON Command Council. As the meeting was taking place on the night of 13th of March at the OMON headquarters the OMON base became surrounded by Presidential Guards and PKK mercenaries. Heydar Aliyev immediately accused Rovshan and Mahir Djavadov of plotting a military take over of the government and sent forces to attack the residence of Mahir Djavadov in the residential area of Baku. As the pro-Aliyev militia under the command of Maharam Aliyev attacked the residence of Mahir Djavadov , the security personnel of Mahir Djavadov along with twenty OMON fighters who were leaving in the same area counter attacked pro-Aliyev militia and blocked Maheram Aliyev inside the local school building which was used as an operational headquarters by pro-Aliyev militias. On the early morning of March 14th Rovshan Djavadov ordered Mahir Djavadov to come to OMON headquarters on the outskirts of Baku. As Mahir Djavadov arrived at OMON headquarters, pro-Aliyev militias under the command of Rovshan Akperov, Najmedin Sadiqov and Madat Guliyev attacked OMON headquarters. After a twenty-four hour gun battle the militias were not able to take over the OMON base so they staged a siege of the base. During the entire course of events Rovshan Djavadov tried to use every diplomatic means to end bloodshed and a potential civil war. Therefore Rovshan Djavadov agreed to the negotiations set up by President of Turkey Suleiman Demirel and agreed to meet Heydar Aliyev at 8:00am on March 17th and end the dispute peacefully.
On the way to meet Heydar Aliyev, Rovshan Djavadov was wounded by pro-Aliyev militia and was taken to the Interior Ministry Hospital by his security personnel. Upon his arrival at the hospital, Presidential Guards arrested all five OMON soldiers guarding Rovshan Djavadov and banned the doctors to give medical aid to Rovshan Djavadov . Due to sever bleeding the charismatic commander of Azerbaijani Armed Forces, Colonel Rovshan Djavadov died on March 17th 1995.
The brother of Rovshan Djavadov , Mahir Djavadov managed to brake through the encirclement of OMON base and escaped to Austria where he was given a political asylum in 1996. In 1998 Mahir Djavadov moved to the Islamic Republic of Iran where he remained until January 2003 and led the opposition against the regime of Heydar Aliyev.
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