The President of Tajikistan is the Head of State and highest position within the Government of Tajikistan. The position of president was created in November 1990 while Tajikistan was still a soviet republic. The president of Tajikistan resides in the nation’s capital, Dushanbe. Queen Elizabeth II, is the Head of State of 16 countries including: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Jamaica, New Zealand and the Bahamas, as well as crown colonies and overseas territories of the United Kingdom. ... The Republic of Tajikistan gained its independence during the breakup of the Soviet Union on September 9, 1991 and promptly fell into a civil war from 1992-97 between old-guard regionally based ruling elites and disenfranchised regions, democratic liberal reformists, and Islamists loosely organized in a United Tajik Opposition... Evolution of the Soviet Republics from 1922 to 1958. ... Dushanbe (Душанбе), population 562,000 people (2000 census), is the capital of Tajikistan. ...

History of the Presidency

The first president of Tajikistan was Qahhor Mahkamov, who held the position of First Secretary of the Communist Party of Tajikistan and was appointed President of the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic in November 1990. Mahkamov served both as First Secretary and President but was forced to resign in August 1991 due to the unpopularity of his support for the August Coup in Moscow and the resulting street demonstrations in Dushanbe. From 1991 to 1992 the post of the president changed hands several times due to the political changes and uncertainly following the dissolution of the Soviet Union and ensuing social unrest and violence in the Tajikistan Civil War. Since 1992 Emomali Rahmonov has held the position of the presidency. The last presidential elections were last held in 1999. Presidential elections in Tajikistan have consistently been criticized by international observers as unfair and favoring the ruling party. Qahhor Mahkamov (alternative spelling Kahar Mahkamov; born April 16, 1932) served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Tajikistan and was the first President of Tajikistan. ... First Secretary of the Communist Party of Tajikistan was the head of the Communist Party of Tajikistan and the highest Executive power in the republic of Tajikistan from 1924 until November 1990. ... State motto: Tajik: Пролетарҳои ҳамаи мамлакатҳо, як шавед! Translation: Workers of the world, unite! Capital Dushanbe Official language None. ... The Soviet Coup of 1991 or the August Coup crushed the hopes of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev that he could at least hold the union together in a decentralized form. ... Dushanbe (Душанбе), population 562,000 people (2000 census), is the capital of Tajikistan. ... Dissolution can have the following meanings: In music dissolution is the separation of an inter-parametric unit into its component parts, where usually each part is developed independently. ... The Tajikistan Civil War was a civil war fought from 1992 to 1997 in Tajikistan. ... Emomali Sharifovich Rahmonov (Tajik: Эмомалӣ Шарифович Раҳмонов or امامعلی شريفويچ رحمانف, Russian: Рахмонов Эмомали Шарипович; name also appears as Imamali Rakhmonov in literature. ...

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Emomali Sharifovich Rahmonov (Tajik: Эмомалӣ Шарифович Раҳмонов or امامعلی شريفويچ رحمانف, Russian: Рахмонов Эмомали Шарипович; name also appears as Imamali Rakhmonov in literature. ... The prime minister of Tajikistan is the head of government of Tajikistan. ... Okil Ghaybulloyevich Okilov (also Akil Akilov) (born 1944) is the current Prime Minister of Tajikistan. ... The parliament of Tajikistan, the Supreme Assembly (Majlisi Oli), has two chambers. ... The parliament of Tajikistan, the Supreme Assembly (Majlisi Oli), has two chambers. ... The parliament of Tajikistan, the Supreme Assembly (Majlisi Oli), has two chambers. ... Political parties in Tajikistan lists political parties in Tajikistan. ... Politics of Tajikistan Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Tajikistan ... The 2006 presidential election in Tajikistan was held on November 6. ... Tajikistan is divided into regions, or provinces (singular: viloyat, plural: viloyatho) (capitals in parentheses)- Khatlon Viloyati Khatlon (Qurghonteppa) Sughd Viloyati Sughd (Khujand) Karotegin (Kofarnihon) and one autonomous province (viloyati mukhtor)- Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAR) Viloyati Mukhtori Kuhistoni Badakhshon (Khorugh). ... Human Rights in Tajikistan The approach of the 2005 parliamentary elections brought increased closures of independent and opposition newspapers and attacks on journalists. ... At the time of independence, portions of the Tajik boundary with the Peoples Republic of China were not defined; this boundary dispute was settled in agreements signed in 2002 that would cede 1,000 km² of Pamir mountain range to China in return for China relinquishing claims to 28... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ...

Last election results

November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 55 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Emomali Sharifovich Rahmonov (Tajik: Эмомалӣ Шарифович Раҳмонов or امامعلی شريفويچ رحمانف, Russian: Рахмонов Эмомали Шарипович; name also appears as Imamali Rakhmonov in literature. ... The Peoples Democratic Party of Tajikistan (Tajik: Hizbi Demokrati-Khalkii Tojikston) is a political party in Tajikistan. ... Olimzon Boboyev was the main opposition candidate in the Tajikistans 2006 presidential election. ... Ismoil Talbakov was a presidential candidate in Tajikistans 2006 presidential election, representing the Communist Party. ... The Socialist Party is a political party in Tajikistan. ...

List of the Presidents of Tajikistan

• Qahhor Mahkamov (November 1990-August 31, 1991)
• Kadriddin Aslonov (August 31, 1991-September 1991; acting)
• Rakhmon Nabiyev (September 23, 1991 - October 6, 1991)
• Akbarsho Iskandrov (October 6, 1991 - December 2, 1991; acting)
• Rakhmon Nabiyev (December 2, 1991 - September 7, 1992)
• Akbarsho Iskandrov (September 7, 1992 - November 19, 1992; acting)
• Emomali Rahmonov (November 20, 1992 - present; as Chairman of the Supreme Assembly until November 16, 1994)

Qahhor Mahkamov (alternative spelling Kahar Mahkamov; born April 16, 1932) served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Tajikistan and was the first President of Tajikistan. ... August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Qadriddin Aslonov, also spelled Kadriddin Aslonov, was acting President of Tajikistan between August 31 and September 23, 1991. ... August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ramon Nabiai (Рахмон Набиев; born 1930 – died 1993) was the second president of Tajikistan and the instigator of the countrys civil war. ... September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years). ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Akbarsho Iskandrov Acting President of Tajikistan, October 6, 1991 - December 2, 1991. ... October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years). ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ramon Nabiai (Рахмон Набиев; born 1930 – died 1993) was the second president of Tajikistan and the instigator of the countrys civil war. ... December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Akbarsho Iskandrov Acting President of Tajikistan, October 6, 1991 - December 2, 1991. ... September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... November 19 is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Emomali Sharifovich Rahmonov (Tajik: Эмомалӣ Шарифович Раҳмонов or امامعلی شريفويچ رحمانف, Russian: Рахмонов Эмомали Шарипович; name also appears as Imamali Rakhmonov in literature. ... November 20 is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... November 16 is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 45 days remaining. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...

Historic Leaders of Tajikistan

See First Secretary of the Communist Party of Tajikistan for the preceding leadership of Tajikistan. First Secretary of the Communist Party of Tajikistan was the head of the Communist Party of Tajikistan and the highest Executive power in the republic of Tajikistan from 1924 until November 1990. ...

External links

• Official site of President of Tajikistan