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Gazanfar Musabekov
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Musabekov in his 40s
Gazanfar Makhmud-ogly Musabekov or Musabeyov (Azerbaijani : Qəzənfər Mahmud oğlu Musabəyov , July 14 , 1888 , Perebidil, Quba region - February 9 , 1938 , Baku province) was an Azerbaijani Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet statesman. He was Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of Azerbaijan SSR from 1929 to 1931 and he headed the government of the Transcaucasian SFSR from 1931 to 1936. During the Great Purge , Musabekov was arrested (June 1937), accused of plotting against the Soviet state, sentenced to death and executed on February 9 , 1938 .
An Azerbaijani cargo ship is named after him.
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Heads of state of the Soviet Union
Central Executive Committee Chairmen,
1922-38*
Supreme Soviet Presidium Chairmen,
1938-89
Supreme Soviet Chairmen,
1989-91
President,
1990-91
Italics indicates Acting Chairman
*Position held jointly by four, not consecutively
**Not considered as head of state because the post President had been established.
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