Sayavush Hasanov
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Sayavush Hasanov | |
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| Sayavush Hasan oglu Hasanov | |
 Sayavush Hasanov - National Hero of Azerbaijan | |
| Born | January 20, 1964 |
| Died | June 25, 1992 (aged 28) |
| Burial place | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Nationality | Azerbaijani |
| Occupation | Military |
| Awards | National Hero of Azerbaijan File:National Hero of Azerbaijan.png |
Sayavush Hasan oglu Hasanov (Template:Lang-az) (20 January 1964 – 25 June 1992) - National Hero of Azerbaijan was born in January 20, 1964, in the Yengicə village of the Sharur District of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan.
Life
Twin boys were born in the family of a man called Hassan on 20th of January, 1964. One of them was Sayavush. After studying at village school till the eighth grade, he continued his education at vocational school no. 54 in Baku. He obtained there a profession of a painter and worked in a Construction Company within Baku Central Construction Administration for several months. He then had his Military Service in Stavropol city in Russia. He started again working at his previous work place after he was discharged from the Army. After some time, The Construction Administration sent 300 workers to Tyumen city and Sayavush was among them. On January the 20th in 1990, the twins were celebrating their birthday when they heard shocking news. The Moscow channel was broadcasting bitter news from which all the Azerbaijanis were shaken. Suddenly, Baku was under the siege by Soviet Army and hundreds of innocent people were killed by Russian troops. The brave sons of the country could not sleep that night and decided to return to their Motherland the next day. As soon as he returned to Baku, he joined the National Movement.[1]
In Battles
When voluntary defense battalions were established to protect Garabagh, Sayavush was one of the first ones to join. He fought valiantly in many regions of Azerbaijan – Gazakh, Gedebey, Goranboy, Shusha and performed all the assigned tasks adequately. On June the 18th, 1992, the group of brave soldier showed extreme courage is releasing many villages in Aghdara region. On 1992 June 25, the group was ordered to the next job. This time they had to release the village called Girmizikend from the enemy occupation. The group was advancing into the village. Suddenly, they were subjected to heavy fire. The group strengthened its position, and they quickly began to repel attacks. The fighting was getting more and more intense and the enemy tanks were getting closer. Sayavush quickly launched his grenade – launcher. The tank was engulfed in flames in an instant. But his ammunition was over and he heroically died at the this battle. A week later, the body of the brave soldiers removed from the battlefield.[2]
Family
He was married.
Awards
He was posthumously awarded the title of National Hero of Azerbaijan by the decree # 69 of the president of the Azerbaijan Republic dated July the 21st, 1992.
He was buried in the Alley of Martyrs in Baku.
References
- Vüqar Əsgərov. "Azərbaycanın Milli Qəhrəmanları" (Yenidən işlənmiş II nəşr). Bakı: "Dərələyəz-M", 2010, səh. 114-115.