Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited the grave of the former president of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov, as he paid his respects in Karimov's home city of Samarkand.
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he will visit Uzbekistan on September 6 to pay his respects at the grave of President Islam Karimov, who died last week after suffering a stroke.
As media and various worthy authorities and authors recall the life of the late Uzbek President Islam Karimov, it seems a good time to remember his image, among the people of his country, in the first years of his leadership. It’s a story RFE/RL's Bruce Pannier saw with his own eyes.
Islam Karimov's death could leave some members of his immediate family in precarious positions, at least if they entertain any thoughts of staying in Uzbekistan now that he is no longer president.
Uzbekistan buried long-ruling President Islam Karimov on September 3, a day after the government announced the death of the authoritarian leader following a stroke at the age of 78. (Kyrgyzstan's governmental press service)
Uzbeks are burying long-ruling President Islam Karimov on September 3, a day after the government announced the death of the authoritarian leader following a stroke at the age of 78. (Uzbekistan TV)
Uzbekistan state television 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. (Uzbekistan TV)
Uzbeks lined the boulevards of Tashkent September 3 following the death of long-time President Islam Karimov, which was officially announced the previous day. They watched as a procession of black vehicles made its way through the capital ahead of the funeral in Samarkand. (RFE/RL's Uzbek Service)
Uzbekistan has buried long-ruling President Islam Karimov, a day after the government announced the death of the authoritarian leader following a stroke at the age of 78.
The extreme public secrecy surrounding the condition of Uzbek President Islam Karimov -- whose death was announced on September 2 -- presented a certain conundrum for international news organizations: namely, when to report that the Central Asian autocrat had, in fact, died.
In a country whose government kept silent for nearly a week after announcing that its only post-Soviet leader was in the hospital with an undisclosed ailment, it's tough to read the tea leaves about who might come to power in the wake of President Islam Karimov.
In Uzbekistan, the zero hour has finally come. For the first time in 25 years of independence, Uzbeks awake to a country not ruled by Islam Karimov. The new era has suddenly arrived, but what will change?
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