Islam Karimov

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Islam Karimov

Islam Abduganievitj Karimov (30 January 1938 – 2 September 2016) was the first President of Uzbekistan from 1990 to 2016.

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Islam Karimov in 2002

On 29 August 2016 he was reported to be in intensive care, after suffering a stroke.[1]

It was announced that Karimov died on 2 September 2016.[2] The government confirmed the news later that day.[2]

Bibliography

  • Bohr, Annette Uzbekistan: Politics and Foreign Policy London: Royal Institute of International Affairs (1998) ISBN 1-86203-081-2
  • Schatz, Edward (2006). "Access by Accident: Legitimacy Claims and Democracy Promotion in Authoritarian Central Asia". International Political Science Review. 27 (3): 263–284. doi:10.1177/0192512106064463. JSTOR 20445055. S2CID 145546950.

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