Islam Karimov, leader of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan since 1989 and subsequently head of that party's reincarnation, the People's Democratic Party (PDP), became president of the Uzbek SSR in 1990.
Islam Karimov, ketua Partai Komunis Uzbekistan sejak 1989 dan kemudian kedua reinkarnasi partai tersebut, Partai Demokratik Rakyat (PDR), menjadi presiden RSS Uzbekistan pada tahun1990.