November 21, 1992 was the birthday of the "Yeni Azerbaijan" ruling party (YAP). Executive secretary of YAP Ali Ahmedov stated that "the giant party unites more than 430,000 citizens and it has determined Azerbaijan"s future economic and political life" (Bakinsky Rabochiy newspaper, November 21, 2007). The chairman of YAP was Heydar Aliyev, and first deputy of the chairman was his son Ilham Aliyev who became president in October 2003. On March 26,...

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