# Islam Karimov

> He ruled Uzbekistan from the Soviet collapse until his death in 2016, never losing an election and never allowing one that mattered. The system was repression: opponents assassinated, dissent outlawed, the vote a ritual.

*1st President of the Republic of Uzbekistan (1938–2016)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/islam-karimov

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Born:** 1938-01-30
- **Died:** 2016-09-02
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Islam Abduganiyevich Karimov was born 30 January 1938 and rose through the Communist Party, becoming First Secretary of Uzbekistan's branch in 1989. He declared independence on 31 August 1991 and won the presidency that December with 86% — foreign observers called the count falsified, the campaign pure state propaganda. A referendum stretched his term to 2000; he won again that year, then 2007, then 2015, each time taking over 90%. The blueprint never changed: political opponents were assassinated, human rights crushed, dissent forbidden. He died from a stroke on 2 September 2016, twenty-five years into a presidency with no daylight.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 69.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 7.7 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 25.1 / 100
- **Now attention:** 20.7 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 65.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **WEBSITE**: http://fondkarimov.uz/

## Topics
#Politicians, #Politician, #Politics, #Founders, #20th Century

## Sources
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_Karimov)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57558)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Islam%20Karimov)
- [اسلام كريموف](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85_%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%88%D9%81)
- [İslam Kərimov](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%B0slam_K%C9%99rimov)
- [Islam Karimov](https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_Karimov)
- [Іслам Карымаў](https://be_x_old.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%86%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BC_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%9E)
- [Іслам Карымаў](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%86%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BC_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%9E)
- [Ислам Каримов](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BC_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B2)
- [ইসলাম করিমভ](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE_%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%AD)
- [Islom Karimov](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islom_Karimov)
- [ئیسلام کەریمۆڤ](https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85_%DA%A9%DB%95%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%85%DB%86%DA%A4)
- [Islam Karimov](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_Karimov)
- [Islam Karimov](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_Karimov)
- [Islom Karimov](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islom_Karimov)
- [İslam Kerimov](https://diq.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%B0slam_Kerimov)
- [Ισλάμ Καρίμοφ](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%99%CF%83%CE%BB%CE%AC%CE%BC_%CE%9A%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%BC%CE%BF%CF%86)
- [Islom Karimov](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islom_Karimov)
- [Islom Karimov](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islom_Karimov)
- [Islom Karimov](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islom_Karimov)
- [Islom Karimov](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islom_Karimov)
- [اسلام کریموف](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85_%DA%A9%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%85%D9%88%D9%81)
- [Islom Karimov](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islom_Karimov)
- [Islam Karimov](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_Karimov)
- [אסלאם קרימוב](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%A1%D7%9C%D7%90%D7%9D_%D7%A7%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%91)
- [Wikiquote](https://be.wikiquote.org/wiki/%D0%86%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BC_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%9E)
- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Islam_Karimov)
- [Wikiquote](https://pl.wikiquote.org/wiki/Islom_Karimov)
- [Wikiquote](https://uz.wikiquote.org/wiki/Islom_Karimov)
- [Islam Karimof](https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_Karimof)

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