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1991 Tajik presidential election

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1991 Tajik presidential election

24 November 1991 1994 →
Turnout86.49%
 
Nominee Rahmon Nabiyev Davlat Khudonazarov
Party Communist Democratic
Popular vote 1,321,189 678,461
Percentage 60.44% 31.04%

President before election

Rahmon Nabiyev
Communist

Elected President

Rahmon Nabiyev
Communist

Presidential elections were held for the first time in Tajikistan on 24 November 1991.[1] The result was a victory for Rahmon Nabiyev of the Communist Party of Tajikistan, who received 60% of the vote. Voter turnout was 86.5%.

Results

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Rahmon NabiyevCommunist Party of Tajikistan1,321,18960.44
Davlat KhudonazarovDemocratic Party678,46131.04
Saifuddin Turayev101,1464.63
Khikmatullo Nasriddinov28,9631.32
Burikhon Salimov11,8630.54
Bobisho Shoyev8,2730.38
Akbar Maksumov5,1400.24
Against all30,9741.42
Total2,186,009100.00
Valid votes2,186,00996.83
Invalid/blank votes71,4673.17
Total votes2,257,476100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,610,08986.49
Source: Ethnic Aspects of Power[2]

Aftermath

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After the elections, protesters gathered to peacefully protest the results. However, angry protesters eventually turned to violence, causing them to clash with the military in Khujand. This sparked the five-year long Tajikistani Civil War. Nabiyev was ambushed and held at gunpoint while going to Dushanbe Airport, where he was forced to resign.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p462 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
  2. ^ Этнические аспекты власти: сборник статей, Языковскій центр, 1995, p174
  3. ^ Tajikistan's Civil War: A Nightmare The Government Won't Let Its People Forget RFE/RL 23 June 2017
  4. ^ Парламент Таджикистана должен решить вопрос о власти Kommersant