15 December 2003, 16:46

Hundreds of thousands gathered in Baku to bid farewell to Geidar Aliyev

Hundreds of thousands of people gathered near the Respublika palace and in the neighboring districts of Baku to take part in the public farewell ceremony for ex-president of Azerbaijan Geidar Aliyev.

The ceremony began on Monday, December 15, at 9:00 local time.

Geidar Aliyev died at the age of 80 on Friday December 12 in the clinic in Cleveland, the U.S., where he had been receiving treatment for heart and kidney problems since August 6.

The ex-president will be buried in the Honorable Burials Alley, next to his wife, Zarifa Aliyeva.

Source: Interfax News Agency

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