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Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country located in Central Asia. It is surrounded by five landlocked countries: Kazakhstan to the north; Kyrgyzstan to the northeast; Tajikistan to the southeast; Afghanistan to the south; and Turkmenistan to the southwest. Its capital and largest city is Tashkent. Uzbekistan is part of the Turkic world, as well as a member of the Organization of Turkic States. The Uzbek language is the majority-spoken language in Uzbekistan. Islam is the predominant religion in Uzbekistan, most Uzbeks being Sunni Muslims.
Islam Abduganiyevich Karimov was the leader of Uzbekistan and its predecessor state, the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic, from 1989 until his death in 2016. He was the last First Secretary of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan from 1989 to 1991, when the party was reconstituted as the People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (PDP); he led the PDP until 1996. He was the President of the Uzbek SSR from 24 March 1990 until he declared the independence of Uzbekistan on 1 September 1991.
Shavkat Miromonovich Mirziyoyev is an Uzbek politician who has served as President of Uzbekistan and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Uzbekistan since 2016. Previously he was the Prime Minister of Uzbekistan from 2003 to 2016.
The president of the Republic of Uzbekistan is the head of state and executive authority in Uzbekistan. The office of President was established in 1991, replacing the position of Chairperson of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Uzbek SSR, which had existed since 1925. The president is directly elected for a term of five years, by citizens of Uzbekistan who have reached 18 years of age.
Belarusian-Uzbek relations refers to the bilateral relations between the Republic of Belarus and the Republic of Uzbekistan. Diplomatic relations between the two countries were established on 21 January 1993, with the Belarusian Embassy in Tashkent being opened in February 1994. Uzbekistan also has an embassy in Minsk.
Visitors to Uzbekistan must obtain a visa from one of the Uzbekistan diplomatic missions or online unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries.
The State Security Service is the national intelligence agency of the government of Uzbekistan. It was created on 26 September 1991 as a successor to the KGB and its republican affiliate in the Uzbek SSR. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, it has retained the same responsibilities and a similar range of functional units, including paramilitary police and special forces. It was renamed from the National Security Service on 14 March 2018. The SNB was a rival of the Interior Ministry until 2005, when it was brought under its control. In recent years, the SNB has been sidelined in favor of the Uzbekistan National Guard, which was largely seen as being loyal to former president Islam Karimov.
Komil Ismailovich Allamzhonov is an Uzbek statesman and public figure. He was Press secretary of the President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, acting director of the Uzbek Agency for Press and Information, acting director of the Agency of Information and Mass Communications under the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan ; and is currently the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Public Foundation for Support and Development of the National Mass Media in Uzbekistan.
Xovos is an urban-type settlement in Sirdaryo Region, Uzbekistan. It is the administrative center of Xovos District.
Tashkent State Technical University (TSTU) is one of the oldest universities of Uzbekistan. Currently, the university consists of 6 faculties, and prepares highly skilled professionals in technical and engineering fields. For this year, it is estimated to run 56 departments with over 10 746 students, who are taught by 6 academicians of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan, 74 doctors of sciences and 314 candidates of sciences.
Abdusalom Abdumavlonovich Azizov is an Uzbek military leader who was the Minister of Defence of Uzbekistan from September 4, 2017 to February 11, 2019. He now serves as head of the State Security Service.
The National Guard of the Republic of Uzbekistan is a uniformed independent formation within the Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The headquarters of the National Guard is based in Tashkent, where most of the 30,000 soldiers that make up the force are located. As of 2020, the individual in charge of the UNG is currently Rustam Jo'raev. He succeeded Colonel General Bakhodir Tashmatov and Botir Tursunov.
Lieutenant general Ikhtiyor Abdullayev is the head of the National Security Service of Uzbekistan, appointed by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to replace Rustam Inoyatov in January 2018. He was fired from this post in February 2019 amid allegations that he tapped President Shavkat Mirziyoyev's phone. Abdullayev had previously served as the prosecutor-general of Uzbekistan, since 2015. He previously served as a Presidential advisor, before replacing Rashid Qodirov as prosecutor general.
Shavkat Mirziyoyev's tenure as the 2nd President of Uzbekistan began with his inauguration 14 December 2016, after serving as prime minister (2003–16) and acting president following the death of his predecessor, Islam Karimov. In accordance with the Constitution of Uzbekistan, his mandate will last until 2026, following his re-election in 2021.
Victory Park, also known as the Victory Park Memorial Complex is a park located in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. It was planned in honor of the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.
South Korea-Uzbekistan relations are the international relations between South Korea and Uzbekistan.
Presidential elections were held in Uzbekistan on 24 October 2021. This was the sixth presidential election held since independence. Incumbent President Shavkat Mirziyoyev won a second term with a majority 80.1% of the vote, although faring the lowest performance for an incumbent in terms of vote share since 1991. Maqsuda Vorisova from the People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (XDP) was the runner-up and Alisher Qodirov from the Uzbekistan National Revival Democratic Party came third, which marked the first time that more than two candidates had officially received more than 5% of the vote.
Saida Shavkatovna Mirziyoyeva is an Uzbekistani politician. She is head of the Communications and Information Policy Branch of the Executive Office of the Presidential Administration. She is eldest daughter of the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
Behzod Musaev is an Uzbek economist and statesman, from May 2018 to May 2020 he served as chairman of the State Tax Committee of Uzbekistan, from May 14, 2020 to 11 November 2021 Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Development. Since November 11, 2021, the Minister of Health of Uzbekistan
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