Islam Karimov | |
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| Ислом Каримов Islom Karimov | |
_(cropped).jpg) Karimov in June 2016 | |
| 1st President of Uzbekistan | |
| In office 1 September 1991 – 2 September 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Abdulhashim Mutalov Oʻtkir Sultonov Shavkat Mirziyoyev |
| Vice President | Shukrullo Mirsaidov (until 1992) |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Nigmatilla Yuldashev (acting) Shavkat Mirziyoyev |
| President of the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic | |
| In office 24 March 1990 – 1 September 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| First Secretary of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan | |
| In office 23 June 1989 – 1 September 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Rafiq Nishonov |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Islom Abdugʻaniyevich Karimov 30 January 1938 Samarkand, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union (now Uzbekistan) |
| Died | 2 September 2016 (aged 78) Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| Political party | Communist Party of Uzbekistan (Before 1991) People's Democratic Party (1991–2007) Liberal Democratic Party (2007–2016) |
| Spouse(s) | Natalya Kuchmi (m. 1964; div. circa 1966) Tatyana Karimova (m. 1967; 2016; his death) |
| Children | |
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| Website | islomkarimov |
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Leader of Uzbekistan 1989–2016
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Islam Abduganiyevich Karimov (Uzbek: Islom Abdugʻaniyevich Karimov / Ислом Абдуғаниевич Каримов; Russian: Ислам Абдуганиевич Каримов; 30 January 1938 – 2 September 2016) was an Uzbek politician who served as the first president of Uzbekistan, from the country's independence in 1991 until his death in 2016. He was the last First Secretary of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan from 1989 to 1991, when the party was reconstituted as the People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (O‘zXDP); he led the O‘zXDP until 1996. He was the President of the Uzbek SSR from 24 March 1990 until he declared the independence of Uzbekistan on 1 September 1991.[2]
He declared Uzbekistan as an independent nation on 31 August 1991. He subsequently won the presidential election on 29 December 1991, with 86% of the vote. Foreign observers and the opposition cited voting irregularities,[3] alleging state-run propaganda and a falsified vote count. Karimov's first presidential term was extended to 2000 by way of a referendum, and he was re-elected in 2000, 2007 and 2015, each time receiving over 90% of the vote. He died from a stroke on 2 September 2016, after being president of the country for 25 years.[4]
He ruled a repressive authoritarian regime in Uzbekistan where political opponents were assassinated, human rights were repressed, and dissent was prohibited; however, capital punishment was repealed in 1998.[5][6][7]
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- ^ Hierman, Brent (2016). Russia and Eurasia 2016-2017. The World Today Series, 47th edition. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4758-2898-6. p. 314.
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- ^ "Islam Karimov: Uzbekistan president's death confirmed". BBC. 2 September 2016. Archived from the original on 3 September 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ "Uzbek Leader Islam Karimov Was A Dictator In The Classic Mould". Sky News. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Uzbekistan plunged into uncertainty by death of dictator Islam Karimov". the Guardian. 2 September 2016. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ Schenkkan, Nate. "Islam Karimov and the Dictator's Playbook". Foreign Policy. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.