List of Presidents of Tajikistan

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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.

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[edit] 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.


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[edit] Last election results

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Summary of the 6 November 2006 Tajikistan presidential election results
Candidates - Nominating parties Votes %
Emomali Sharifovich Rahmonov - People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan   79.3
Olimzon Boboyev - Party of Economic Reform   6.2
Amir Karakulov - Agrarian Party of Tajikistan   5.3
Ismoil Talbakov - Tajik Communist Party   5.1
Abdualim Gafforov - Socialist Party   2.8
Total 100.0
Source: Associated Press

[edit] List of the Presidents of Tajikistan

[edit] Historic Leaders of Tajikistan

See First Secretary of the Communist Party of Tajikistan for the preceding leadership of Tajikistan.

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