Image: Signature of Heydar Aliyev

Description: Signature of Heydar Aliyev.
Title: Signature of Heydar Aliyev
Credit: The Emperor Nicholas II Autograph Museum Collection (Russia) (direct link).
Author: Heydar Aliyev. Converted by Kobac.
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License: Public domain
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