1993 Azerbaijani coup d'état

1993 Azerbaijani coup d'état
	Part of First Nagorno-Karabakh War
	; Surat Huseynov and Heydar Aliyev in 1993
Date	4–15 June 1993
Location	Ganja and Baku, Azerbaijan
Result	Huseynov militia victory Change of government President Abulfaz Elchibey removed in vote of no confidence, leading to Heydar Aliyev becoming president; Heydar Aliyev establishes an authoritarian regime in Azerbaijan; ;
Belligerents
Huseynov militia Supported by:; Russia;	Azerbaijani Government; APFP
Commanders and leaders
Heydar Aliyev; Surat Huseynov	Abulfaz Elchibey; Dadash Rzayev

The 1993 Azeri coup d'état, also known as the Ganja Uprising, was a military coup led by Azerbaijani military commander Surat Huseynov. On June 4, 1993, Huseynov's forces lead a march from the city of Ganja to the Azerbaijani capital of Baku in order to overthrow President Abulfaz Elchibey who was elected in independent Azerbaijan's first free election in 1992.

The coup ousted Elchibey and installed Heydar Aliyev as president. The coup was backed by Russia.

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