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Shamama GasanovaForeman of the cotton-growing brigade of the 1 May collective farm
Date of Birth: 07.11.1923
Country:  Azerbaijan |
Content:
- Early Life and Education
- - Of Azerbaijani descent.
- - Presidency of "1 May" Collective Farm (1953):
- - Exceptional Cotton Yield (1967):
- - Pioneer of Socialist Labor (1947, 1950):
- Political and Social Involvement
- - Leadership Positions:
- Later Life and Legacy
Early Life and Education
- Birth and Family Background:- Born on November 7, 1923, in Araiatly village, Fizuli district, Azerbaijan, into a farming family.
- Of Azerbaijani descent.
- Education:- Graduated from the Azerbaijan Agricultural Institute in 1966.
Career in Agriculture
- Leading the Cotton Harvesting Unit (1942):
- As a collective farm worker, took charge of a youth brigade for cotton harvesting.
- Presidency of "1 May" Collective Farm (1953):
- Became the chairman of the "1 May" collective farm in Fizuli district.
- Exceptional Cotton Yield (1967):
- Led her collective farm to achieve a cotton yield of 35 quintals per hectare.
- Pioneer of Socialist Labor (1947, 1950):
- Received the title of Twice Герой Социалистического Труда in 1947 and 1950, becoming one of the first two women in agriculture to earn a second "Sickle and Hammer" medal.
Political and Social Involvement
- Membership in the Communist Party (1946):- Joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
- Delegacy to Party Congresses:
- Attended the 20th to 23rd Congresses of the CPSU.
- Parliamentary Representation:
- Elected to the Supreme Soviet of the USSR for four consecutive terms (4th to 8th).
- Leadership Positions:
- Served as Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Union of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR from 1960.
- Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan from 1955.
Later Life and Legacy
- Passing (2008):- Died in Baku, Azerbaijan, on September 5, 2008.
- Commemoration:
- A bust of her has been erected in her hometown of Araiatly.
