Ilgar Mammadov
Ilgar Mammadov (Azerbaijani: İlqar Məmmədov; born June 14, 1970) is an opposition politician in Azerbaijan, and one of the leaders of the Republican Alternative Party. Mammadov was considered a likely candidate for the Presidential elections in October 2013, but was arrested in February 2013, prior to the race, in a move that was widely seen as politically motivated.
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Mammadov in 2019. | |
| Co-chairman of REAL Party | |
| Assumed office December 25, 2008 | |
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| Born | June 14, 1970 Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | REAL Party |
| Residence | Azerbaijan |
| Alma mater | Lomonosov Moscow State University, Central European University |
| Occupation | Politician, blogger |
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In March 2014, Mammadov was sentenced to 7 years in jail. He was released from prison on August 13, 2018. On 23 April 2020, Supreme Court of Azerbaijan has acquitted Ilgar Mammadov and 300,000 manat compensation will be paid.
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