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Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic | |||||||||||||||
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1924–1991 | |||||||||||||||
Flag (1952–1991)
State emblem
(1978–1991) | |||||||||||||||
Motto: Бутун дунё пролетарлари, бирлашингиз! (Uzbek) Butun dunyo proletarlari, birlashingiz! (transliteration) "Proletarians of all nations, unite!" | |||||||||||||||
Anthem: Ўзбекистон Совет Социалистик Республикаси мадҳияси Oʻzbekiston Sovet Sotsialist Respublikasining davlat madhiyasi; "Anthem of the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic" | |||||||||||||||
![]() Uzbekistan (red) within the Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||
Status | Soviet Socialist Republic | ||||||||||||||
Capital | |||||||||||||||
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Religion | State atheism | ||||||||||||||
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Government |
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First Secretary/President | |||||||||||||||
• 1925–1927 (first) | Vladimir Ivanov | ||||||||||||||
• 1989–1991 (last) | Islam Karimov | ||||||||||||||
Head of government | |||||||||||||||
• 1924–1937 (first) | Fayzulla Xoʻjayev | ||||||||||||||
• 1990 (last) | Shukrullo Mirsaidov | ||||||||||||||
Legislature | Supreme Soviet | ||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||
• Succeeds Turkestan ASSR | 27 October 1924 | ||||||||||||||
• Republic proclaimed | 5 December 1924 | ||||||||||||||
• Accession of Karakalpakstan | 5 December 1936 | ||||||||||||||
• State sovereignty declared | 20 June 1990 | ||||||||||||||
• Renamed into Republic of Uzbekistan/Independence | 31 August 1991 | ||||||||||||||
• Independence recognized | 25 December 1991 | ||||||||||||||
Area | |||||||||||||||
• Total | 447,400 km2 (172,700 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Population | |||||||||||||||
• Census | 32,749,528 | ||||||||||||||
Currency | Soviet rouble (Rbl) (SUR) | ||||||||||||||
Calling code | +7 36/37/436 | ||||||||||||||
ISO 3166 code | UZ | ||||||||||||||
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The Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic (US: /ʊzˈbɛkɪstæn, -stɑːn/ , UK: /ʊzˌbɛkɪˈstɑːn, ʌz-, -ˈstæn/), also known as Soviet Uzbekistan, the Uzbek SSR, UzSSR, or simply Uzbekistan and rarely Uzbekia, was a union republic of the Soviet Union. It was governed by the Uzbek branch of the Soviet Communist Party, the legal political party, from 1925 until 1990. From 1990 to 1991, it was a sovereign part of the Soviet Union with its own legislation.
Beginning 20 June 1990, the Uzbek SSR adopted the Declaration of State Sovereignty within its borders. Islam Karimov became the republic's inaugural president.
On 31 August 1991, the Uzbek SSR was renamed the Republic of Uzbekistan and declared independence three months before the Soviet Union's dissolution on 26 December 1991.
Uzbekistan was bordered by Kazakhstan to the north; Tajikistan to the southeast; Kirghizia to the northeast; Afghanistan to the south; and Turkmenistan to the southwest.