Sayavush Hasanov

Sayavush Hasan oglu Hasanov (Səyavuş Həsən oğlu Həsənov) (20 January 1964 – 25 June 1992) - National Hero of Azerbaijan was born in January 20, 1964, in the Yengicə village of the Sharur District of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan.

Life
Twin boys were born in the family of a man called Hassan on 20 January 1964. One of them was Sayavush. After studying at village school till the eighth grade, he continued his education at vocational school no. 54 in Baku. He obtained there a profession of a painter and worked in a Construction Company within Baku Central Construction Administration for several months. He then had his Military Service in Stavropol city in Russia. He started again working at his previous work place after he was discharged from the Army. After some time, The Construction Administration sent 300 workers to Tyumen city and Sayavush was among them. After Black January events, on January 20, 1990, when Soviet Army has committed the massacre against the civilians in Baku, he returned and joined the National Movement.

In Battles
When voluntary defense battalions were established to protect Garabagh, Sayavush was one of the first ones to join. He fought in many regions of Azerbaijan – Gazakh, Gedebey, Goranboy, Shusha and performed all the assigned tasks adequately. On 1992 June 25, the group was ordered to release the village called Girmizikend from the enemy occupation. The group was advancing into the village. Suddenly, they were subjected to heavy fire. The group strengthened its position, and they quickly began to repel attacks. Sayavush died at this battle. A week later, his body was removed from the battlefield.

Family
He was married.

Awards
He was posthumously awarded the title of National Hero of Azerbaijan by the decree # 69 of the president of the Azerbaijan Republic dated July the 21st, 1992.

He was buried in the Alley of Martyrs in Baku.

Link

 * THE KOREA HERALD: Azerbaijan remembers ‘Black January’ massacre
 * ITV kanalı. Milli Qəhrəman.
 * Vüqar Əsgərov. Azərbaycanın Milli Qəhrəmanları. (Yenidən işlənmiş II nəşr). Bakı: "Dərələyəz-M", 2010, səh. 114-115.