Rahmon Nabiyev

Rahmon Nabiyevich Nabiyev (Tajik: Раҳмон Набиев, alternative spelling Rakhmon Nabiev; 5 October 1930 – 11 April 1993) served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Tajikistan and twice as the President of Tajikistan. He partly instigated the Tajik Civil War. Rising out of the regional nomenklatura, Nabiyev ascended to power in 1982 as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Tajikistan. In 1985 he was ousted in a corruption scandal.[2]

Rahmon Nabiyev Раҳмон Набиев
2nd President of Tajikistan
In office 2 December 1991 – 7 September 1992
Prime Minister	Akbar Mirzoyev
Vice President	Narzullo Dustov
Preceded by	Akbarsho Iskandrov (Acting)
Succeeded by	Akbarsho Iskandrov (Acting)
In office 23 September 1991 – 6 October 1991
Preceded by	Qadriddin Aslonov (Acting)
Succeeded by	Akbarsho Iskandrov (Acting)
First Secretary of the Communist Party of Tajikistan
In office 1982–1985
Preceded by	Jabbor Rasulov
Succeeded by	Qahhor Mahkamov
Personal details
Born	5 October 1930 Leninabad, Tajik SSR
Died	11 April 1993 (aged 62) Khujand, Tajikistan
Nationality	Tajik
Political party	Communist Party of Tajikistan
Spouse(s)	Mariam Nabieva[1]

After Tajik leaders declared the independence of the Tajikistan in September 1991, Nabiyev orchestrated his way back into power on 23 September, only to step down on 6 October as pressure mounted for him to vacate the office during the campaign for the presidential elections. Nabiyev won the elections and on 2 December 1991 he became the first elected President of Tajikistan.

Disputes concerning the election led to opposition street demonstrations, which developed into a civil war in May 1992. On 7 September 1992, Nabiyev and an entourage of his were on their way to Dushanbe airport when they were ambushed by opposition forces. At the terminal, Nabiyev was forced to resign, practically at gunpoint, after a meeting and discussions with the armed opposition in the airport's VIP lounge, before being released.[3]

By December 1992 the Kulyab province's former apparatchik turned paramilitary-leader, Emomali Rahmon, was in power. The cause of Rahmon Nabiev's death is not clear. Officially, he died of a heart attack, but in other versions of the story, he shot himself, or was killed.[4] Nabiyev's widow, former First Lady Mariam Nabiyev, died in a house fire in December 2017.[1]

See also

• Khujand clan
• List of Presidents of Tajikistan
• First Secretary of the Communist Party of Tajikistan

References

1. "Widow Of Tajikistan's First Elected President Dies In Fire". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 2018-12-29. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
2. Neimatullo Safarov, Victor Novikov (2000). "Leaders of Tajikistan in XX-th century (1924 – 2000)". UNEP/GRID. Retrieved 2006-08-11.
3. Erlanger, Steven (Sep 8, 1992). "After Week of Turmoil, Tajik President Is Forced Out". Retrieved Aug 18, 2020 – via NYTimes.com.
4. http://www.peoples.ru/state/king/tajikistan/rahmon_nabiev/