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1993 Azerbaijani coup d'état
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The 1993 Azeri coup d'état, also known as the Ganja Uprising, was a military coup led by Azerbaijani military commander Surat Huseynov. On June 4, 1993, Huseynov's forces lead a march from the city of Ganja to the Azerbaijani capital of Baku in order to overthrow President Abulfaz Elchibey who was elected in independent Azerbaijan's first free election in 1992.
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The coup ousted Elchibey and installed Heydar Aliyev as president.[1] The coup was backed by Russia.[2][3]