1991, Aug. 29. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History

The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001.


1991, Aug. 29

The Tajik Communist Party resolved to leave the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, and the republic dropped “Soviet Socialist” from its name, to become the Republic of Tajikistan.	1

Sept. 1

President Makhkamov resigned after a vote of no confidence.	2

Sept. 9

Tajikistan became the twelfth Soviet republic to declare its independence.	3

Nov. 24

Rakhmon Nabiyev was elected president with 58 percent of the vote and a voter turnout of more than 84 percent.	4


The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.