Mehdi Abbasov was the National Hero of Azerbaijan, and the warrior of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.
10 Facts About Mehdi Abbasov
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Mehdi Abbasov was awarded the title of Master of Sports of the USSR.
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Mehdi Abbasov was born on 1 January 1960 in the village of Aghvorik in Armenia.
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In 1980, Mehdi Abbasov entered the Training Department of the Chimkent Pedagogical Institute and later continued his education at the Pedagogical Institute in Karagan.
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Mehdi Abbasov was appointed to work at the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan on June 28,1991.
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Mehdi Abbasov started working as Senior Lieutenant at the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
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Mehdi Abbasov was one of the key figures during the battles around the village of Melikkan.
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Mehdi Abbasov was killed in a fight for the village of Melikkan.
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Mehdi Abbasov was posthumously awarded the title of "National Hero of Azerbaijan" by the decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated June 6,1992, No 831.
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Mehdi Abbasov was buried in the Martyrs' Lane in Baku.