# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/rafiq-nishonov
# Generated: 2026-08-15T03:48:38.990Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/rafiq-nishonov"
name: "Rafiq Nishonov"
slug: "rafiq-nishonov"
description: "Rafiq Nishonovich Nishonov was the thirteenth First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Uzbek SSR. Nishonov held this position for 17 months, from 12 January 1988 to 23 June 1989. His replacement was Islam Karimov. 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."
tagline: "Uzbek politician (1926–2023)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/09/Rafiq_Nishanov.jpg"
gender: "male"
category:
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  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
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  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1926-01-15"
deathDate: "2023-01-11"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  momentum:             3.234501347708895
  historical:           14.93294266666667
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  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump