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Protests in the capital Baku, in Azerbaijan 2013
2013 Baku protests
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Date
| January 12, 2013
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Caused by
| Death of Ceyhun Qubadov
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Azerbaijani police
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Protesters
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A protest took place on January 12, 2013 in
Baku
,
Azerbaijan
after Azerbaijani Army soldier Ceyhun Qubadov was found dead on January 7, 2013. It was first reported that the cause of death was heart attack. Qubadov's family asked for an investigation as they believed it was a murder.
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On January 10, 2013, a
Facebook
event was created. A day later about 13,600 joined it, the next day the number of users joined was 20,000.
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Hundreds of protesters gathered at the Fountains Square on January 12 with demands of resignation of
Safar Abiyev
, the Azerbaijani Defense Minister.
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They held slogans such as "Stop killing our soldiers" and "You must answer to us."
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Aftermath
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Immediately after the investigation the Azerbaijani Defense Minister
Safar Abiyev
was fired by the order of the
President of Azerbaijan
Ilham Aliyev
. Colonel General
Zakir Hasanov
took his place.
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