Rauf Orujev

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Azerbaijan: Aliev Sees Off Rivals

Government allegations that ministers were involved in a coup plot suggests that an apparently monolithic ruling elite is in fact fragmented.

28 Oct 05

Aliev Illness Galvanises Opposition

As President Heidar Aliev looks set to mark his 80th birthday in a Turkish hospital, the Azerbaijani opposition is weighing its options.

9 May 03
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