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The Role of the National Leader Heydar Aliyev in the Development of Our Language and in the History of Statehood

ABSTRACT

The article discusses the invaluable services rendered by the national leader Heydar Aliyev to the protection and development of the Azerbaijani language, as well as the orders and decrees he signed in this regard. The wise personality always recalled the lessons we learned from the historical past in his speeches, recommended not to forget the misfortunes inflicted on our people, and to learn from all of them. The philosophy of Azerbaijaniism, which he authored, is the national ideology that unites our compatriots living in different countries of the world today. The formation of language policy on solid foundations in the Republic of Azerbaijan, the improvement of the application of the Azerbaijani language as the state language, and the increase in its influence in the international world by turning it into a means of communication for Azerbaijanis around the world are directly related to the name of the Great Leader. The national leader Heydar Aliyev set an example for everyone with his attitude to language, and took exceptional measures to protect and promote our native language. The national leader Heydar Aliyev had invaluable services in the comprehensive development of the native language in our country, in preserving its purity, in transforming it into a working language, and in finding a way into the system of international relations. The prominent statesman always paid attention to his native language – the national language of the Azerbaijani people.

KEYWORDS

development of our language, history of statehood, national leader, language policy, purity of language, state language