Rastokhez

The Popular Movement «Revival»,^[a] simply known as the Rastokhez (/ˌræstɒˈxɛz/; Tajik: [rɐstʰɔˈχez]), was a political party in Tajikistan in the years of independence and civil war (1989–1997). It was founded on 14 September 1989, by members of the Tajik intelligentsia, among them Tohir Abdujabbor, with a moderate nationalist, secularist and liberal democratic program.^[1]

For other uses, see Rastakhiz.

Popular Movement «Revival» Ҳаракати мардумии «Растохез»
Founded	14 September 1989
Dissolved	1997
Ideology	Secular liberalism Liberal democracy Civic nationalism Anti-communism
Political position	Centre-right
National affiliation	United Tajik Opposition
Politics of Tajikistan Political parties Elections

History

Its prominent position in the opposition to the ruling Communist Party of Tajikistan ensured that it became the main scapegoat for the Dushanbe riots of February 1990. The party was banned,^[2] which ensured total victory for the Communists in the upcoming elections.

During the next years and the Tajik Civil War, Rastokhez, then underground, as well as the similarly minded Democratic Party, participated in the United Tajik Opposition (UTO) along with more Islamic groups. The party ceased to exist at the same time as the UTO, its members having mostly joined the Democratic Party at the time of the peace treaty (June 1997).^[3]

Notes

1. Tajik: Ҳаракати мардумии «Растохез», romanized: Harakati mardumiyi «Rastoxez»; Russian: Народное движение «Пробуждение»

References

1. Conflict in the Soviet Union: Tadzhikistan August 1991. Human Rights Watch. 1991. ISBN 9781564320285.
2. Randa M. Slim & Faredun Hodizoda, "Tajikistan: From Civil War to Peacebuilding" at the European Centre for Conflict Prevention Archived 2008-12-01 at the Wayback Machine
3. Parviz MULLOJANOV, Party Building in Tajikistan