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20 December 1991 -- Presidential elections held, Islam Karimov, already president from 24 March 1990 Supreme Soviet vote, elected

13 December 1991 -- Leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan meet in Ashgabat and agree to join the new Commonwealth of Independent States

18 October 1991 -- "Komsomolskaya Pravda" reports Justice Ministry not registering Birlik

4 October 1991 -- Draft law on presidential elections published in newspapers, HDP program also published

26 September 1991 -- President Karimov abolishes KGB, renames security services SNB, Gulam Aliyev, former Uzbek KGB head, named SNB chief

20-22 September 1991 -- Several thousand Muslims hold anti-Karimov, anti-communist rallies in Kokand (22 September), Namangan Oblast (21 September), and Andijan Oblast (20 September)

10 September 1991 -- Rustam Akhmedov named defense minister

1 September 1991 -- Uzbekistan declares independence

20 August 1991 -- Karimov urges people to remain loyal to "chosen course," says he has always supported firm discipline and order, says people tired of empty talk