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Islam Karimov

President of Uzbekistan

Born on: January 30, 1938
Died on: September 2, 2016
Aged: 78 years 216 days (943 months)
Gender: Male
Nationality: Uzbekistan
Birth Sign: Aquarius

 

Islam Karimov

Islam Abduganiyevich Karimov 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 First Secretary of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan from 1989 to 1991, the last to hold the post. The party was reconstituted as the People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (O‘zXDP); which Karimov led 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.

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