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Rovshan Javadov[1] | |
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 Rovshan Javadov at his hq | |
| Birth name | Rövşən Bəxtiyar oğlu Cavadov |
| Born | October 19, 1951 Lachin, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR |
| Died | March 17, 1995 (aged 43) Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Allegiance |  Azerbaijan |
| Years of service | 1973–1992 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles/wars | First Afghan Civil War First Nagorno-Karabakh War 1995 Azerbaijani coup attempt |
Rovshan Bakhtiyar oghlu Javadov (Azerbaijani: Rövşən Bəxtiyar oğlu Cavadov, 19 October 1951 – March 17, 1995[2]) was an officer in the Azerbaijani Armed Forces and the chief of the Special Purpose Police Detachment of Azerbaijan (OPON).[3]
Born in what was then part of the Soviet Union. He took on an early role in the early years of the newly independent Azerbaijan, becoming the leader of OPON, a military police unit of a few thousand people. The creation of the organization would lead to clashes with President Heydar Aliyev. In 1995, this conflict with Aliyev would eventually culminate into an attempted coup against Aliyev, which would fail and lead to a siege of OPON headquarters. During the siege, Javadov was shot and eventually died of his wounds.
- ^ "В Азербайджане осужден экс-командир отряда полиции, обвиняемый в попытке госпереворота".
- ^ Efron, Sonni (18 March 1995). "Azerbaijan Coup Attempt Crushed Caucasus: Loyal forces storm a building and overcome mutinous police units, president reports". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on June 24, 2011. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
- ^ "Azeri rights activist says 35 imprisoned special police unit members very sick". BBC Archive. June 2, 2000. Retrieved 2009-08-15.