Uzbek President Islam Karimov has died at age 78 after dominating public life in the country he ruled for 25 years. RFE/RL’s Central Newsroom looks back at the life and legacy of one of the most feared men in Central Asia.
Uzbek state TV has announced the death of President Islam Karimov, following days of unconfirmed reports suggesting the only post-independence leader of Central Asia's most populous country had already died of a stroke.
Uzbekistan's cabinet says President Islam Karimov is in critical condition after having a stroke, while Reuters quotes three unnamed diplomatic sources as saying that Karimov has died.
Uzbekistan's cabinet issued a statement on September 2 saying President Islam Karimov is in critical condition after having a stroke.
Despite a series of rumored illnesses in the past and his advanced age, the news that Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov was suddenly hospitalized after suffering what his daughter said was a brain hemorrhage was a shock to people in Uzbekistan and further afield.
An Uzbek state TV anchor has read out an Independence Day address traditionally delivered by President Islam Karimov, who has been in hospital following a stroke that has launched conjecture about possible successors. The news follows earlier social media posts by Karimov's younger daughter, suggesting her 78-year-old father was still alive.
The fate of Uzbek President Islam Karimov remained uncertain on August 30, with no official word on his condition two days after the government announced he had been hospitalized for an undisclosed ailment.
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Uzbekistan is on edge after learning that Uzbek President Islam Karimov has been hospitalized after suffering what his younger daughter says was a cerebral hemorrhage. Who would, or could, replace the only leader the country has had since it became independent in the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991?
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