At present, there are more than a dozen statues of the late Azerbaijani President Heydar Aliyev in cities around the world. The latest one was unveiled in Mexico city on August 23.
Heydar Aliyev: Immortalized In Stone Around The World
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A statue of Heydar Aliyev was unveiled in Kyiv, Ukraine, on June 4, 2004.
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There's also a Heydar Aliyev statue in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Heydar Aliyev's son and current Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev attended the opening of the Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center in the Uzbek capital, Tashkent, on September 27, 2010.
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A Heydar Aliyev statue in Bucharest, Romania.
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A monument to Aliyev has also been erected in Astrakhan, Russia.
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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (left) and Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili (right) in front of the Heydar Aliyev statue in Tbilisi.
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This statue of Heydar Aliyev was unveiled in Belgrade, Serbia, in June 2011.
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Heydar Aliyev's latest statue was unveiled in Mexico City on August 23, 2012.