Tajikistani Revolution

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1992 Tajikistan protests
An anti-government rally at Shakhidon square, Dushanbe in May 1992
Date26 March 1992 - 7 September 1992
Location
Caused by
Goals
  • Resignation of President Rahmon Nabiyev
  • Fresh elections
  • Better conditions
Methods
Demonstrations
Resulted in
Deaths and injuries
Death(s)1
Injuriesunknown

The 1992 Tajikistan protests, also known as the Tajikistani Revolution, were nonviolent, bloodless protests and demonstrations against the results of the

protests would lead to the bloody Tajikistani Civil War.[1]

Background

August coup against Gorbachev in 1991, the republican authorities proclaimed independence and set presidential elections on November 24, which was won by communist leader Rahmon Nabiyev in disputed circumstances.[2]

Protests

Protests surrounding the election results escalated into clashes in March 1992, but soon subsided. Quiet protests and small demonstrations took place in April. Mass strikes and major demonstrations then resumed throughout the country, demanding the resignation of the government and President Nabiyev. The government responded by arming militias and quelling the demonstrators with guns and tanks, sparking more clashes. The unrest spiraled out of control, with a particular clash in Khujand, Tajikistan's second-largest city, sparking the 5 year long Tajikistani Civil War. After weeks of mass strikes and demonstrations, the protesters captured the Nabiyev and forced him to resign.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Pannier, Bruce (23 June 2017). "Tajikistan's Civil War: A Nightmare The Government Won't Let Its People Forget". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. rferl.
  2. ^ "The Dynamics of the Peace Process in Tajikistan". Noria. 15 January 2018.
  3. ^ Political Construction Sites: Nation-building in Russia and the Post-Soviet States Archived 2016-01-16 at the Wayback Machine, page 76.
  4. ^ "Tajikistan - Government". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.