Ahmad Javad
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Ahmad Javad (Azerbaijani: Əhməd Məhəmmədəli oğlu Cavad; May 5, 1892 – October 13, 1937) was an Azerbaijani poet who is best known for writing the words of the National Anthem of Azerbaijan used under the 1918–1920 Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan, and again since 1991, and another poem named Chirpynirdi gara deniz. He was later arrested by the Soviet regime and executed on October 13, 1937, accused of trying to spread Musavat-inspired nationalism to young Azerbaijani poets.[1]
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Native name | Əhməd Cavad |
Born | (1892-05-05)May 5, 1892 Aşağı Seyfəli, Shamkir Rayon, Russian Empire |
Died | October 13, 1937(1937-10-13) (aged 45) Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR |
Occupation | Poet |
Citizenship | Russian Empire, Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, Soviet Union |
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