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| Date | January 12, 2013 | ||
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| Caused by | Death of Ceyhun Qubadov[1] | ||
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A protest took place on January 12, 2013 inBaku,Azerbaijan after Azerbaijani Army soldier Ceyhun Qubadov was found dead on January 7, 2013. It was first reported that the cause of death was heart attack. Qubadov's family asked for an investigation as they believed it was a murder.[1][2]
On January 10, 2013, aFacebook event was created. A day later about 13,600 joined it, the next day the number of users joined was 20,000.[1][3]
Hundreds of protesters gathered at the Fountains Square on January 12 with demands of resignation ofSafar Abiyev, the Azerbaijani Defense Minister.[1] They held slogans such as "Stop killing our soldiers" and "You must answer to us."[1]
Immediately after the investigation the Azerbaijani Defense MinisterSafar Abiyev was fired by the order of thePresident of AzerbaijanIlham Aliyev. Colonel GeneralZakir Hasanov took his place.