The president of the Republic of Uzbekistan is the head of state and executive authority in Uzbekistan. The office of President was established in 1991, replacing the position of Chairperson of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Uzbek SSR, which had existed since 1925. The president is directly elected for a term of seven years, by citizens of Uzbekistan who have reached 18 years of age.
President of Uzbekistan
Modern joint-press conferences are usually held in the halls of Kuksaroy.
A Boeing 767-300
Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic
The Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic, also known as Soviet Uzbekistan, the Uzbek SSR, UzSSR, or simply Uzbekistan and rarely Uzbekia, 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.
Group of Uzbek women in the old city of Tashkent, 1924
The Uzbek SSR in 1927, including Tajik ASSR and Khodzhent
The Uzbek SSR in the Soviet Union, 1989 (Navoi Oblast not shown)