Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic

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Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic Ўзбекистон Совет Социалистик Республикаси (Uzbek) Узбекская Советская Социалистическая Республика (Russian)[1]
1924–1991
Flag (1952–1991) State emblem (1978–1991)
Motto: Бутун дунё пролетарлари, бирлашингиз! (Uzbek) Butun dunyo proletarlari, birlashingiz! (transliteration) "Proletarians of all nations, unite!"
Anthem: Ўзбекистон Совет Социалистик Республикаси мадҳияси Oʻzbekiston Sovet Sotsialist Respublikasining davlat madhiyasi; "Anthem of the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic"
Uzbekistan (red) within the Soviet Union
Status	Soviet Socialist Republic
Capital	Bukhara (1925) Samarkand (1925–1930) Tashkent (1930–1991)
Common languages	Official languages: Uzbek Russian Minority languages: Tajik Karakalpak Kazakh Tatar Koryo-mar Bukhori Dungan Central Asian Arabic Parya
Religion	State atheism
Demonym(s)	Uzbek Soviet
Government	Unitary Marxist-Leninist one-party Soviet socialist republic (1924–1990) Unitary presidential republic (1990–1991)
First Secretary/President
• 1925–1927 (first)	Vladimir Ivanov
• 1989–1991 (last)	Islam Karimov
Head of government
• 1924–1937 (first)	Fayzulla Xoʻjayev
• 1990 (last)	Shukrullo Mirsaidov
Legislature	Supreme Soviet
History
• Succeeds Turkestan ASSR	27 October 1924
• Republic proclaimed	5 December 1924
• Accession of Karakalpakstan	5 December 1936
• State sovereignty declared	20 June 1990
• Renamed into Republic of Uzbekistan/Independence	31 August 1991
• Independence recognized	25 December 1991
Area
• Total	447,400 km2 (172,700 sq mi)
Population
• Census	32,749,528
Currency	Soviet rouble (Rbl) (SUR)
Calling code	+7 36/37/436
ISO 3166 code	UZ
Preceded by Succeeded by Bukharan SSR Khorezm SSR Turkestan ASSR 1929: Tajik SSR 1991: Republic of Uzbekistan
Today part of	Uzbekistan Tajikistan

The Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic (US: /ʊzˈbɛkɪstæn, -stɑːn/ ^ⓘ, UK: /ʊzˌbɛkɪˈstɑːn, ʌz-, -ˈstæn/), also known as Soviet Uzbekistan, the Uzbek SSR, UzSSR, or simply Uzbekistan and rarely Uzbekia or Red Uzbekistan, was a union republic of the Soviet Union. It was governed by the Uzbek branch of the Soviet Communist Party, the legal political party, from 1925 until 1990. From 1990 to 1991, it was a sovereign part of the Soviet Union with its own legislation.

Beginning 20 June 1990, the Uzbek SSR adopted the Declaration of State Sovereignty within its borders. Islam Karimov became the republic's inaugural president.

On 31 August 1991, the Uzbek SSR was renamed the Republic of Uzbekistan and declared independence three months before the Soviet Union's dissolution on 26 December 1991.

Uzbekistan was bordered by Kazakhstan to the north; Tajikistan to the southeast; Kirghizia to the northeast; Afghanistan to the south; and Turkmenistan to the southwest.