| Statue of Heydar Aliyev | |
|---|---|
| Spanish: Estatua de Heydar Aliyev, Azerbaijani: Heydər Əliyevin heykəli | |
.jpg) The statue in 2012 | |
 Former location in Mexico City | |
| Medium | Bronze |
| Subject | Heydar Aliyev |
| Dimensions | 3.60 m (11.81 ft) |
| Condition | Not on public display |
| Location | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 19°25′27″N 99°10′46″W / 19.4242°N 99.1794°W | |
The statue of Heydar Aliyev[a] is a bronze sculpture of the third president of Azerbaijan, Heydar Aliyev, previously installed along Paseo de la Reforma, in Chapultepec, Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City.
In the early 2010s, the embassy of Azerbaijan in Mexico donated two statues to the city: the first being the statue of Aliyev, installed on 22 August 2012 in Mexico-Azerbaijan Friendship Park in Chapultepec; the second, a woman mourning the Khojaly massacre, was placed in Tlaxcoaque Plaza, in the historic center of the city. According to Ilgar Mukhtarov, Azerbaijan Ambassador to Mexico, both statues were given to the country to show appreciation for being one of the first to recognize the independence of Azerbaijan.[1]
After its installation, the statue of Aliyev received protests from neighbors and human rights activists, who called it "disrespectful and insensitive" due to his controversial political background; the Azeri community, however, supported the installation. On 26 January 2013, the government of Mexico City removed the statue and returned it to the embassy. Since then, the location and status of the statue are not publicly known.
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