The Tajikistan Civil War was a civil war fought from 1992 to 1997 in Tajikistan. A civil war is a war in which the competing parties are segments of the same country or empire. ... 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The war was fought between the old-guard, ruling, Moscow-backed government of Emomali Rahmonov, and disenfranchised regions, democratic liberal reformists, and Islamists loosely organized in the United Tajik Opposition (UTO), sometimes supported by the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (now united under the name Islamic Movement of Central Asia). Other combatants and armed bands that flourished in this civil chaos simply reflected the breakdown of central authority rather than loyalty to a political faction. The height of hostilities occurred between 1992 and 1993. A UN-sponsored armistice finally ended the war in 1997. Peaceful elections were held in 1999. Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA:   listen?) is the capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva. ... Emomali Sharipovich Rahmonov (born October 5, 1952) has been the President of Tajikistan since 1994 (and the head of state since 1992). ... Democracy is a form of government under which the power to alter the laws and structures of government lies, ultimately, with the citizenry. ... Liberal may refer to: Politics: Liberalism, an adherent of the ideology espousing individual liberty and private property, meaning varies country to country American liberalism, a political trend in the USA Modern liberalism, in the USA, describes a political ideology that favors government intervention to promote equality Political progressivism, a political... Islamism is a political ideology derived from the conservative religious views of Muslim fundamentalism. ... The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) is a movement to overthrow the government of Uzbekistan and replace it with a theocracy. ... The Islamic Movement of Central Asia (IMCA) is an armed militia that wants to turn Central Asia into a theocracy. ... This article is about the United Nations, for other uses of UN see UN (disambiguation) Official languages English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic Secretary-General Kofi Annan (since 1997) Established October 24, 1945 Member states 191 Headquarters New York City, NY, USA Official site http://www. ... An armistice is the effective end of a war, when the warring parties agree to stop fighting. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...