President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov is dead. He was considered one of the most brutal leaders of the former USSR (Ivan Sekretarev (AP Photo / Ivan Sekretarev, file)) 1 -> The first information about the illness of President of Uzbekistan reached on Aug. 28. The president had suffered a stroke. A few days later, an independent Uzbek portals, citing its sources, reported that he was dead. It was consistently denied by the Uzbek government. Islam Karimov since 1989, ruled Uzbekistan. It is considered one of the most brutal and bloodiest leaders of the former Soviet Union. His funeral will be held Saturday. It has to be buried in his native city of Samarkand. Blood Uzbek chan fiercely opposed any receipts Islamists. For many years he was a communist, and later carried out a ruthless decommunization. He was a dictator, but the alliance with authoritarian Russia preferred to rough friendship with the United States. Life leaders of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov was full of paradoxes and contradictions. One thing is certain - proved to be efficient, brutal and ruthless ruler who in 27 years held in check the 31-million country. He ruled with an iron fist, has transformed Uzbekistan in eastern satrapy. That with intricate torture, humiliation demonstration in front of the ruler, and pervasive corruption. But today, when it ran out in many Uzbek home crying. - plunged our country in the Middle Ages. A whole generation has grown up with him and just can not imagine that there might be another leader - said "Election" known Uzbek journalist Galima Bucharbajewa, chief editor of the Centre 1. Uzbeks are afraid that the death of long-term ruler can destabilize the country. - When leaving a totalitarian ruler, it is often followed by a period of instability, which can go up in a civil war. I hope that my homeland this fate miss - said opposition leader and former competitor Karimov, poet Muhammad Salich. In the USSR did an outstanding career at the beginning did not it looked like he would be the party leader. He graduated from the polytechnic. He was an engineer, started working in the factory of agricultural machinery Taszsielchozmasz. There, quickly noticed his ability in management - serial engineer became head of the department. He was invited to Gosplanu Uzbek SSR. Gosplan - the planning office - is the heart of the communist economy. Here decisions were made, where, what and how much is to be produced, where the production is expected. Young and ambitious Karimov slowly but rose steadily up to 1983 to be the Minister of Finance of Uzbekistan. In 1989, at the height of perestroika, Mikhail Gorbachev, aiming to strengthen its positions in the Central Committee of the CPSU, he pushed Karimov to the position of first secretary of the Central Committee of Uzbekistan. He was then review realist, not a communist dogma, and in addition was not related to party with concrete. In this way, at the age of 51 Karimov received the fullness of power in the country and never anyone it did not give. first chan, partner USA After the collapse of the Soviet Union in the first election, Islam Karimov, has been "chosen" to President. The quotes are there on the spot - Karimov despised democracy, because Uzbekistan has never been free elections. His authority was based on secret services, which had unlimited possibilities remained beyond the reach of the law. His opponents died in strange circumstances, fled abroad, were in prison. At the same during former communist conducted decommunization. In Uzbekistan removed statues of Lenin, built a substantial mausoleum in honor of the victims of communist terror, abandoned the traditional celebrations on May 9 (the day of victory in World War II). With use almost completely disappeared into Russian, Uzbek Cyrillic instead passed to Latin alphabet. Moscow, which usually reacts nervously to similar action neighbors on initiatives Tashkent preferred to remain silent. In 2001, Uzbekistan became a strategic partner of the US in Central Asia. After September 11, Karimov agreed to the deployment on its territory of US military bases that were needed to support US operations in Afghanistan. In this way, into the fight on terror and the West turned a blind eye to gross violations of human rights. Power Islam Karimov wavered only once. In 2005, in the south of the country town of Andijon protests broke out that quickly escalated into a regular battle with the police. Protesters seized part of the city and demanded an end to repression against local businessmen who were accused of extremism. Protests were also against poverty and abuse of local dignitaries. South of Uzbekistan, especially the Fergana Valley, a land where the strong influence to the Islamists. The events in Andijon could therefore be the beginning of the Islamic insurgency. To suppress the rebellion Karimov sent the army. According to official data, during the pacification of 187 people were killed, human rights organizations say, in turn, more than a thousand victims. West criticized the massacre. But soon the US odmroziły contacts with Karimov. Lost Time According to the Constitution of Uzbekistan, the president can be only two terms. Islam Karimov has ruled since 1989. Four times - in 1991, 2000, 2007 and 2015 - won the presidential election. Only in 2015, foreign observers have asked the question, how does this relate to the constitution. After a brief consultation, the Central Election Commission gave the following answer: limitation of two mandates apply if the time of the term of office has not changed. The term of office Islam Karimov was so changed. From the beginning of the presidential term lasted for five years. Later in the referendum extended it to 7. In 2011, the parliament decided to return to the 5-year term. As a result of these manipulations Karimov, according to the CEC, did not affect the constitutional provisions. Unlike their colleagues from the authoritarian post-Soviet states did not let the eye to the West. He was a dictator. Citizens were afraid of him, and the world had to tolerate it. That was until his death. - For years the governments of Uzbekistan is lost time. The country is in crisis, in many villages do not even have electricity. There are powerful Islamic underground. The successor to Karimov will have serious problems - says Bucharbajewa. Subscribe to digital Electoral available through the internet, phone, tablet and e-book reader, from 19.90 per month To assess Login or zarejestrujX
->
, validPeriod =
ADVERTISING
ADVERTISING
Why so much look for?
And thanks to Allah.
Democracies already have in the countries covered by the Arab Spring.
Islamism often stems from opposition to the dictator
78 years is no age, and here you are. It was so young gone. Why do not these our duck ducze pull to 68 years of age.: -)
What was his growth?
Was a dwarf?
ADVERTISING
ADVERTISING
ADVERTISING
ADVERTISING
ADVERTISING
ADVERTISING
ADVERTISING
ADVERTISING
I do not feel sorry satrap, but I know life will soon someone will import "democracy" on the Russians to get angry and we will have another Libya or Syria