Rafiq Nishonov

Rafiq Nishonovich Nishonov (Cyrillic Uzbek: Рафиқ Нишонович Нишонов; Russian: Рафик Нишанович Нишанов Rafik Nishanovich Nishanov; 15 January 1926[1][2] – 11 January 2023) was the thirteenth First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Uzbek SSR.[3]

Rafiq Nishonov
Рафик Нишанов
12th First Secretary of the Communist Party of Uzbek SSR
In office
12 January 1988 – 23 June 1989
Preceded byInomjon Usmonxoʻjayev
Succeeded byIslam Karimov
Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Uzbek SSR
In office
9 December 1986 – 9 April 1988
Preceded byAkil Salimov
Succeeded byPulat Khabibullaev
Personal details
Born(1926-01-15)15 January 1926
Gʻazalkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
(now Uzbekistan)
Died11 January 2023(2023-01-11) (aged 96)
Geneva, Switzerland
Political partyCPSU (1949–1991)

Life and career

Nishonov held this position for 17 months, from 12 January 1988 to 23 June 1989. His replacement was Islam Karimov.[4] Prior to that, he also served as the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Uzbek SSR between 1986 and 1988. He was also Chairman of the Soviet of Nationalities from 1989 to 1991.[5]

From 1970 to 1978, he served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Sri Lanka and the Maldives.[6] Sergey Lavrov, who has since 2004 served as the Foreign Minister of Russia, served as his Sinhala interpreter.[7]

Like many other leaders in the Uzbek SSR, he strongly opposed allowing Crimean Tatars the right of return and rebuked them for wanting to return to Crimea, even saying that Crimean Tatars who want to leave the Uzbek SSR should find "their place" in faraway Kazan.[8]

Nishonov died on 11 January 2023, 4 days before his 97th birthday.[9]

References
  1. https://kun.uz/uz/news/2023/01/12/rafiq-nishonov-vafot-etdi?q=%2Fnews%2F2023%2F01%2F12%2Frafiq-nishonov-vafot-etdi
  2. https://rulers.org/indexn2.html
  3. Dagikhudo Dagiev (30 October 2013). Regime Transition in Central Asia: Stateness, Nationalism and Political Change in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Routledge. p. 29. ISBN 978-1-134-60069-4.
  4. Eric McGlinchey (30 September 2011). Chaos, Violence, Dynasty: Politics and Islam in Central Asia. University of Pittsburgh Pre. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-8229-7747-6.
  5. "СОЮЗ СОВЕТСКИХ СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКИХ РЕСПУБЛИК". 28 September 2011. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011.
  6. "O'zbekiston rahbarlari: kecha va bugun". kun.uz (in Uzbek).
  7. Илья Канавин. Искушенный политик, вести недели, 16 January 2011
  8. Национальный вопрос в СССР: сборник документов (in Russian). Suchasnistʹ. 1975.
  9. "Скончался Рафик Нишанов". nuz.uz. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
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