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Presidential elections were held for the first time in Tajikistan on 24 November 1991. [1] The result was a victory for Rahmon Nabiyev of the Communist Party of Tajikistan, who received 60% of the vote. Voter turnout was 86.5%.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahmon Nabiyev | Communist Party of Tajikistan | 1,321,189 | 60.44 | |
| Davlat Khudonazarov | Democratic Party | 678,461 | 31.04 | |
| Saifuddin Turayev | 101,146 | 4.63 | ||
| Khikmatullo Nasriddinov | 28,963 | 1.32 | ||
| Burikhon Salimov | 11,863 | 0.54 | ||
| Bobisho Shoyev | 8,273 | 0.38 | ||
| Akbar Maksumov | 5,140 | 0.24 | ||
| Against all | 30,974 | 1.42 | ||
| Total | 2,186,009 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 2,186,009 | 96.83 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 71,467 | 3.17 | ||
| Total votes | 2,257,476 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,610,089 | 86.49 | ||
| Source: Ethnic Aspects of Power [2] | ||||
After the elections, protesters gathered to peacefully protest the results. However, angry protesters eventually turned to violence, causing them to clash with the military in Khujand. This sparked the five-year long Tajikistani Civil War. Nabiyev was ambushed and held at gunpoint while going to Dushanbe Airport, where he was forced to resign. [3] [4]
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