Chingiz Mustafayev (journalist)
Azerbaijani journalist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chingiz Fuad oghlu Mustafayev (Azerbaijani: Çingiz Fuad oğlu Mustafayev, Чинҝиз Фуад оғлу Мустафајев, [t͡ʃiŋˈɟis fuˈɑt ɔˈɣlu mustɑˈfɑjɪf]; August 29, 1960 – June 15, 1992) was an independent Azerbaijani journalist, posthumously bestowed the title of National Hero of Azerbaijan.[1] Mustafayev, with the medical degree and no formal background in journalism save for a year of on the job training, created a video record of the early stages of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, most of the documentary had to be shot from the frontline which ultimately was the cause of his abrupt death due to mortar wounds.[2]
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Born | Çingiz Fuad oğlu Mustafayev (1960-08-29)29 August 1960 Baku, Azerbaijani SSR |
Died | 15 June 1992(1992-06-15) (aged 31) Nakhichevanik, Azerbaijan |
Resting place | Martyrs' Lane |
Occupation | Journalist, author |
Nationality | Azerbaijani |
Period | 1991–1992 |
Subject | Politics, freedom of press, human rights |
Notable awards | National Hero of Azerbaijan 1992 |
Spouse |
Rafiga Mustafayeva (m. 1990) |
Children | Fuad Mustafayev |
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