In the midst of political turmoil in Azerbaijan , Yaqub Mammadov , then the rector of Azerbaijan Medical University , was elected the Speaker of National Assembly of Azerbaijan on 5 March during the extraordinary session of the parliament related to the Khojaly Massacre of Azerbaijani civilians in Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan after the speaker of the parliament , Elmira Gafarova resigned from her post . On 6 March , President Ayaz Mutalibov was forced to resign and according to the Azerbaijani constitution of the period , speaker of the parliament , Yagub Mammadov assumed the presidential duties and responsibilities until the new elections . While acting as the President of Azerbaijan , Mammadov met with Levon Ter-Petrosian in Tehran in an effort to start peace talks mediated by Iran . On 8 May , when the Tehran Communiqué between Ter-Petrosian and Mammadov was signed , Armenian forces captured Shusha . In his interviews , Mammadov always refused to assume any responsibility for loss of Shusha . On 14 May , the former President Mutalibov returned to power after the parliament relieved him off the responsibility for the Khojaly Massacre , but was ousted by the armed revolt led by Azerbaijan Popular Front on 15 May . Yaqub Mammadov resigned as Speaker of the Parliament on 18 May 1992 and was then replaced by Isa Gambar
Khojaly Massacre
Khojaly Massacre
Yagub Mammadov (politician)