He died president of Uzbekistan. He ruled the country for 27 years – Czech Television

Six days after he was hospitalized with a stroke, and died the President of Uzbekistan Islom Karimov. He was 78 years.

The funeral is to be held today. In Uzbekistan fears are born who will be his successor, because Karimov had no son. For now, the country will be supervised by the Prime Minister shavkat mirziyoyev, seen as a potential successor to the late President. The country has declared three days of mourning.

United Nations accused Islomowi Karim “systematic” human rights violations. The late leader often justified their tactics as tactics of “strong hand”, highlighting the danger in connection with Islamic militants, hence the western countries were staunch opponents of his rule.

the late President was the first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan and chairman of the Supreme Council of the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic before the announcement of the country’s independence in 1991. The position of the president of Uzbekistan held on December 29, 1991 year.

Source: bbc.com, telewizjarepublika.pl