Islam Karimov

Islam Abduganievitj Karimov (30 January 1938 – 2 September 2016) was the first President of Uzbekistan from 1990 to 2016.

On 29 August 2016 he was reported to be in intensive care, after suffering a stroke.

It was announced that Karimov died on 2 September 2016. The government confirmed the news later that day.

Bibliography
Bohr, Annette Uzbekistan: Politics and Foreign Policy London: Royal Institute of International Affairs (1998) 

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Category:1938 births
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Category:Presidents of Uzbekistan
Category:Former dictators
Category:Deaths from stroke