Roza Abdulbasirovna Eldarova (Russian: Роза Абдулбасировна Эльдарова; 21 December 1923 – 4 July 2021) was a Soviet and Russian journalist of Kumyk ethnicity, writer, and politician who was the first woman to hold the highest political office in Dagestan. She was elected chairwoman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Dagestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (DASSR) in March 1962.[1]

Roza Eldarova
Роза Эдьдарова
BornDecember 21, 1923
Kapchugai, USSR
DiedJuly 4, 2021
Occupation(s)public figure, politician, journalist

Simultaneously elected to the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR as a deputy for the DASSR, she became a member of the Presidium of the RSFSR Supreme Soviet in April 1962.[1]

Eldarova retired from active involvement in politics in 1989 but continued to write. She published a memoir in 2008.[1] Eldarova died on 4 July 2021 at the age of 97.[2]

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Gamzatova, Venera (2008). "V svet vyshla kniga izvestnogo dagestanskogo obshchestvenno-politicheskogo deyatelya Rozy Eldarovoy". RIA Dagestan. Retrieved 10 January 2012. (in Russian)
  2. ^ Ilyasova, Raziyat (4 July 2021). "Скончалась общественный и политический деятель Дагестана Роза Абдулбасировна Эльдарова" (in Russian). yoldash.ru. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
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