abulfaz elchibey, ( / әбүлфәз елчибәј; 24 june 1938 – 22 august 2000) was an azerbaijani politician. he became leader of the azerbaijani popular front in 1990. elchibey was the second president of azerbaijan, from 16 june 1992 until a coup d'état took him out of office in june 1993.