People of the Revolution and the USSR
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Elmira Mikayil qızı Kafarova Elmira Qafarova
A Soviet republican leader who asserted institutional authority in crisis
Legislature and state representation · Soviet Union
1934–1993
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Fuad Enver oglu Musayev Fuad Ənvər oğlu Musayev
First Secretary of the Baku Party Committee who blocked buses from entering Baku, shifting the violence to Sumgait
Social movements and organizing · Soviet Union
1938–2017
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Ayaz Niyazi oghlu Mutalibov Ајаз Нијази оғлу Мүтәллибов
The last Soviet leader caught between a renewed union and independence
Government and administration · Soviet Union
1938–2022
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Jahangir Movsum oglu Muslimzade Cahangir Mövsüm oğlu Müslümzadə
The Sumgait party boss handed a flag and photographed at the head of the mob
Political and party leadership · Soviet Union
1945–