Direct presidential elections were held for the first time in Uzbekistan on 29 December 1991. Their result was a victory for Islam Karimov of the People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan, who won with
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Muhammad Salih, 2006
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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
1991 Uzbek presidential election
…Direct presidential elections were held for the first time in Uzbekistan on 29 December 1991. Their result was a victory for Islam Karimov of the People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan, who won with 87% of the vote. Voter turnout was reported to be 94%. The elections were held alongside…
Karimov in 2002
A 2006 Uzbek stamp featuring Karimov and Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh
Karimov (2nd from right) at the 2010 CSTO meeting in Moscow Kremlin
Karimov meets with U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld in the Pentagon on March 13, 2002