Summary
Saylau Serikov was the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic. He was killed in the 1991 Azerbaijani Mil Mi-8 shootdown.[1]
Saylau Serikov Сайлау Сериков | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic | |
| In office 1985 – November 20, 1991 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 24, 1940 Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan SSR |
| Died | November 20, 1991 (aged 50) Karakend, Khojavend, Azerbaijan |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Colonel |
Life edit
Saylau Serikov was born on December 24, 1940, in Karasay village of Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan SSR.
He started working in the police in 1964. He started working as a policeman in the Frunze district of Almaty and was promoted to the position of commander of the police division. In 1970, he was promoted to Deputy Chief of the Leninsky District Police Department in Almaty, and in 1974 to the post of Chief.
In 1985, Saylau Serikov was appointed Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the Kazakh SSR. At that time, he was a police lieutenant colonel.[2]
Death edit
Serikov was killed in 1991 when the helicopter he was travelling in was shot down near Karakend, Azerbaijan. He and many other government officials also on board were on their way to discuss the conflict with local Armenian representatives. All 22 people on board were killed.[3]
He was buried in Almaty. One of the streets in Almaty is named after him.[4]
Awards edit
In 1977, he was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour.[5]
References edit
- ^ Sabri-Tabrizi. / Edited by Anoushiravan Ehteshami. — University of Exeter Press[en], UK, 1994. — P. 150. — ISBN 0859894304., G. Reza (1994). Azerbaijan and Armenian Conflict and Coexistence (англ.) // From the Gulf to Central Asia: Players in the New Great Game. Lecture Notes in Mathematics. Vol. 1358 (2nd expanded ed.). UK: University of Exeter Press. p. 150. doi:10.1007/b62130. ISBN 0859894304.
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- ^ РОМАН Ъ-ГЛЕБОВ (25 November 1991). "В Азербайджане сбит вертолет с VIP на борту". Kommersant. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ "Память погибших 25 лет назад в Нагорном Карабахе почтили в Алматы". mail.kz. 23 November 2016. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ "Сериков Сайлау Досумович". nkao.ru. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.