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| '''Albert Agarunov''' (] Albert Ağarunov) (1969- May 7, 1992) is a ]. Albert is known for his courageous actions to defend his motherland during the ]. He was among those who were part of last resistance in ], which was occupied by Armenian forces on May 9, 1992. | |||
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| Jews in Azerbaijan, who total around 30 thousand people, have enjoyed religious and cultural freedom ever since they have settled there. Jews have played an important role in daily life of Azerbaijan. As a consequence of Armenian aggression on Azerbaijan in early 1990's, some Jews had to move. | |||
| | name = Albert Agarunov | |||
| Jewish community of Guba ] prides itself with being an all-sided contributor in Azerbaijan's sovereignty. Albert Agarunov is remembered as one of the brave fighters of this community's motherland ]. Every year many Jews in Azerbaijan commemorate Albert Agarunov's contributions to secure territorial integrity of Azerbaijan by visiting and laying flowers on his grave. ]</ref>. | |||
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| The national hero was buried in ] in May 1992. | |||
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| | caption = Albert Agarunov – National Hero of Azerbaijan | |||
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| | birth_date = {{birth date|1969|04|25}} | |||
| | birth_place = ], ], ] | |||
| | death_date = {{death date and age|1992|5|8|1969|04|25}} | |||
| | death_place = ], ] | |||
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| | nationality = Azerbaijani | |||
| | occupation = Military | |||
| | parents = Agarun Agarunov | |||
| | awards = ] ] | |||
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| '''Albert Agarunovich Agarunov''' ({{langx|az| Albert Aqarunoviç Aqarunov}}) (25 April 1969 – 8 May 1992) was a ] of the ] posthumously named ].<ref name="№ 8332">{{Cite web |title=Azərbaycan Respublikası Müdafiə Nazirliyinin hərbi qulluqçularına "Azərbaycanın Milli Qəhrəmanı" adı verilməsi haqqında |url=http://e-qanun.az/framework/7468 |language=az}}</ref> | |||
| Agarunov died during the ], during the ] on May 9, 1992. | |||
| ==Life== | |||
| Albert Agarunov was born in a ] suburb to ] parents,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://aksakal.info/news-mountain-jews/person_juhuro/13805-albert-agarunovich-agarunov-tankist-nacionalnyy-geroy-azerbaydzhana.html|title=Альберт Агарунович Агарунов - танкист, Национальный герой Азербайджана.|newspaper=Aksakal Media|access-date=2016-10-13|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014060756/http://aksakal.info/news-mountain-jews/person_juhuro/13805-albert-agarunovich-agarunov-tankist-nacionalnyy-geroy-azerbaydzhana.html|archivedate=2016-10-14}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|pGec_hcN_qY}}</ref> Agarun, who was an oil-worker from ], and Leah Agarunov. Albert was one of the family's ten children. During his school years, Albert was interested in music, and he took trumpet lessons. After obtaining a degree in technology, he started working at a machine building factory, as a metal turner.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://1905.az/albert-aqarunov-m%C9%99n-musahib%C9%99-ver%C9%99-bilmir%C9%99m/|title=Albert Aqarunov: "Mən müsahibə verə bilmirəm..." – 1905.az|website=1905.az|language=az-AZ|access-date=2017-12-30}}</ref> | |||
| ===Military service=== | |||
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| He served in the ] from 1987 to 1989 in ]. Agarunov was a tank commander during his military service. | |||
| In 1991, Agarunov voluntarily enlisted in the ] during the ], becoming a tank commander.<ref name=jerusalem/> | |||
| In May 1992, Armenian forces launched a ], in order to break the ].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1992/05/10/key-town-in-karabakh-seized-by-armenians/65199c22-d629-4f59-a66c-b5e301040348/|title=KEY TOWN IN KARABAKH SEIZED BY ARMENIANS|date=10 May 1992|first=Michael|last=Dobbs|work=]}}</ref> Agarunov fought in a battalion led by Elchin Mammadov during the battle, where he took part in a tank engagement against an Armenian T-72 commanded by Gagik Avsharian, successfully disabling the tank.{{Citation needed|date=April 2021}} | |||
| ==Death and commemorations== | |||
| Commander Haji Azimov said that Agarunov left his vehicle to remove the bodies of dead Azerbaijani soldiers lying on the streets, and he was hit by sniper fire. Agarunov was killed on the road connecting Shusha to Lachin on 8 May 1992.<ref>De Waal. ''Black Garden'', p. 314, note 42.</ref> Agarunov was posthumously awarded the title of ] and was buried at ] in Baku in May 1992, attended by both Imams and Rabbis. The school in Baku from which Albert graduated was renamed after him.<ref>{{cite web|title=Suraxanı rayonunda Azərbaycanın Milli Qəhrəmanı Albert Aqarunovun xatirəsi anılmışdır|url=http://surakhani-ih.gov.az/news/101.html|website=surakhani-ih.gov.az|accessdate=9 March 2017}}</ref> | |||
| In 2017, a memorial plaque was placed in Albert Agarunov's house in Amirjan settlement of Surakhani district.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://az.trend.az/azerbaijan/karabakh/2393705.html|title=Şuşanın işğal günü amerikalı müəllifdən önəmli məqalə|date=2015-05-12|work=Trend.Az|access-date=2017-12-30|language=az-AZ}}</ref> | |||
| In 2020, a monument honoring him, including a giant statue of Agarunov, was unveiled in Baku.<ref name=jerusalem>{{Cite news|url=https://www.jpost.com/opinion/remembering-albert-agarunov-the-jewish-hero-of-azerbaijan-628278|publisher=]|title=Remembering Albert Agarunov, the Jewish hero of Azerbaijan|access-date=2020-08-18|first=Arye|last=Gut|date=17 May 2020}}</ref> | |||
| ==Awards== | |||
| * ] (1992) — ]<ref name="№ 8332"/> | |||
| * (2014) — "Son of the Fatherland" order <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://az.trend.az/azerbaijan/society/2271954.html|title=Şəhid Milli Qəhrəman Albert Aqarunov "Vətən övladı" ordeninə layiq görülüb|website=trend.az|date=8 May 2014|language=az|access-date=2014-05-08}}</ref> | |||
| * ] (2016) — ] medal<ref>{{cite news|title=Milli Qəhrəman Albert Aqarunov ordenlə təltif edilib|url=http://news.lent.az/news/241722|accessdate=7 March 2017|archive-date=21 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621111049/http://news.lent.az/news/241722|url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 17:51, 6 November 2024
Azerbaijani starshina (1969–1992)| Albert Agarunov | |
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 Albert Agarunov – National Hero of Azerbaijan | |
| Born | (1969-04-25)April 25, 1969 Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR |
| Died | May 8, 1992(1992-05-08) (aged 23) Shusha, Nagorno-Karabakh |
| Burial place | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Nationality | Azerbaijani |
| Occupation | Military |
| Parent | Agarun Agarunov |
| Awards |   |
Albert Agarunovich Agarunov (Azerbaijani: Albert Aqarunoviç Aqarunov) (25 April 1969 – 8 May 1992) was a Starshina of the Azerbaijani Army posthumously named National Hero of Azerbaijan.
Agarunov died during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, during the Battle of Shusha on May 9, 1992.
Life
Albert Agarunov was born in a Baku suburb to Mountain Jewish parents, Agarun, who was an oil-worker from Quba, and Leah Agarunov. Albert was one of the family's ten children. During his school years, Albert was interested in music, and he took trumpet lessons. After obtaining a degree in technology, he started working at a machine building factory, as a metal turner.
Military service
He served in the Soviet Army from 1987 to 1989 in Georgia. Agarunov was a tank commander during his military service.
In 1991, Agarunov voluntarily enlisted in the Azerbaijani Army during the First Nagorno-Karabakh war, becoming a tank commander.
In May 1992, Armenian forces launched a successful assault to capture the strategically important town of Shusha, in order to break the Siege of Stepanakert. Agarunov fought in a battalion led by Elchin Mammadov during the battle, where he took part in a tank engagement against an Armenian T-72 commanded by Gagik Avsharian, successfully disabling the tank.
Death and commemorations
Commander Haji Azimov said that Agarunov left his vehicle to remove the bodies of dead Azerbaijani soldiers lying on the streets, and he was hit by sniper fire. Agarunov was killed on the road connecting Shusha to Lachin on 8 May 1992. Agarunov was posthumously awarded the title of National Hero of Azerbaijan and was buried at Martyrs' Lane in Baku in May 1992, attended by both Imams and Rabbis. The school in Baku from which Albert graduated was renamed after him.
In 2017, a memorial plaque was placed in Albert Agarunov's house in Amirjan settlement of Surakhani district.
In 2020, a monument honoring him, including a giant statue of Agarunov, was unveiled in Baku.
Awards
(1992) — National Hero of Azerbaijan- (2014) — "Son of the Fatherland" order
(2016) — Hazi Aslanov medal
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References
- ^ "Azərbaycan Respublikası Müdafiə Nazirliyinin hərbi qulluqçularına "Azərbaycanın Milli Qəhrəmanı" adı verilməsi haqqında" (in Azerbaijani).
- "Альберт Агарунович Агарунов - танкист, Национальный герой Азербайджана". Aksakal Media. Archived from the original on 2016-10-14. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
- Video on YouTube
- "Albert Aqarunov: "Mən müsahibə verə bilmirəm..." – 1905.az". 1905.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2017-12-30.
- ^ Gut, Arye (17 May 2020). "Remembering Albert Agarunov, the Jewish hero of Azerbaijan". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
- Dobbs, Michael (10 May 1992). "KEY TOWN IN KARABAKH SEIZED BY ARMENIANS". Washington Post.
- De Waal. Black Garden, p. 314, note 42.
- "Suraxanı rayonunda Azərbaycanın Milli Qəhrəmanı Albert Aqarunovun xatirəsi anılmışdır". surakhani-ih.gov.az. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- "Şuşanın işğal günü amerikalı müəllifdən önəmli məqalə". Trend.Az (in Azerbaijani). 2015-05-12. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
- "Şəhid Milli Qəhrəman Albert Aqarunov "Vətən övladı" ordeninə layiq görülüb". trend.az (in Azerbaijani). 8 May 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
- "Milli Qəhrəman Albert Aqarunov ordenlə təltif edilib". Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
