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Islam Karimov

Full Name:	Islam Abduganiyevich Karimov
Origin:	Samarkand, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
Occupation:	President of Uzbekistan (1991 - 2016)
Crimes:	Human rights abuses Torture Censorship Abuse of power Anti-Semitism Islamophobia Persecution of Christians Mutilation Xenophobia Terrorism
Type of Villain:	Delusional Tyrant

Islam Karimov (January 30th, 1938 - September 2nd, 2016) was the first president of Uzbekistan. Karimov's first presidential term was extended to 2000 by way of a referendum, and he was re-elected in 2000, 2007 and 2015, each time receiving over 90% of the vote. He died on 2 September 2016, after being president of the country for over 25 years.

Biography edit

Karimov earned degrees in engineering and economics from the Central Asian Polytechnic and the Tashkent Institute of National Economy. Later he became a member of the Academy of Sciences in Uzbekistan. He worked first as an aircraft engineer (1961–66) before entering government employment in 1966 as an economic planner for the Uzbek state planning office.

Karimov became first secretary of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan in 1989 and was elected president of the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic in 1990. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, he was elected president of independent Uzbekistan.

In 1995 a national referendum extended his presidency to 2000, when he was reelected to another five-year term. In 2002 another national referendum extended his presidency to 2007. After numerous protests, in 2005, the Uzbek National Security Service shot several hundred people in Andijan. Although the Uzbek constitution prohibits presidents from serving more than two terms in office, Karimov was elected to a third term in 2007. The international community largely agreed that the elections that had placed Karimov in office were neither free nor fair. Karimov won another term in 2015 amid similar concerns regarding the fairness of elections.

Karimov was accused of stifling political opposition and sanctioning widespread human rights abuses in his country. Despite such criticism, he became an ally of the United States after the 2001 September 11 attacks and granted basing rights to U.S. forces operating in Afghanistan in exchange for military and economic assistance. Karimov was also supported by the Russian government.

On August 29, 2016, one of Karimov’s daughters, Lola Karimova-Tillyayeva, announced over social media that her father had been hospitalized for a cerebral hemorrhage. Karimov’s health crisis set off a round of speculation about who would succeed him as president. There were also unconfirmed reports that he had actually died but that the news was being held back by members of his inner circle. On September 2 the government officially confirmed Karimov’s death. A funeral was held the next day in Samarkand, and chairman of Senate, Nigmatilla Yuldashev, took over as acting president, but gave this role to the prime minister, Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

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-'''Islam Karimov''' (January 30th, 1938 - September 2nd, 2016) was the first president of Uzbekistan. He started his evil power in 1991. He is known for committing arson on his own people and other possible terrorist actions, such as backing the terrorist organization Akromiya. He is also known for boiling 2 prisoners to death and his administration is responsible for murder, rape, abduction, corruption, censorship and religious intolerance.
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+|alias =
+|origin =Samarkand, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
+|occupation = President of Uzbekistan (1991 - 2016)
+|type of villain = Delusional Tyrant
+|goals =
+|crimes = Human rights abuses<br>[[Torture]]<br>[[Censorship]]<br>Abuse of power<br>[[Anti-Semitism]]<br>[[Islamophobia]]<br>[[Persecution of Christians]]<br>Mutilation<br>[[Xenophobia]]<br>[[Terrorism]]
+|hobby =
+}}'''Islam Karimov''' (January 30th, 1938 - September 2nd, 2016) was the first president of Uzbekistan. Karimov's first presidential term was extended to 2000 by way of a referendum, and he was re-elected in 2000, 2007 and 2015, each time receiving over 90% of the vote. He died on 2 September 2016, after being president of the country for over 25 years.
-In addition, he masterminded the 2005 [[Andijan Massacre]], in which authorities intentionally trapped hundreds of protestors in a closed street before killing them. Karimov's elections were also likely rigged.
+==Biography==
+Karimov earned degrees in engineering and economics from the Central Asian Polytechnic and the Tashkent Institute of National Economy. Later he became a member of the Academy of Sciences in Uzbekistan. He worked first as an aircraft engineer (1961–66) before entering government employment in 1966 as an economic planner for the Uzbek state planning office.
-He died on September 2nd, 2016 from organ failures, shortly after his 25th anniversary of taking office.
+Karimov became first secretary of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan in 1989 and was elected president of the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic in 1990. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, he was elected president of independent Uzbekistan.
-In 1996, Karimov's term was extended until 2000 through a referendum. Results showed 99.6 percent of voters favoured extending Karimov's term. The United States criticised the referendum for its "lack of public debate" and instances of one person casting the vote for his entire family. At the time, Karimov publicly stated that he considered the referendum to be a re-election to a second term, which under the Constitution would have required him to leave office in 2000. However, the legislature passed a resolution opposing the decision, leading Karimov to announce he would run for reelection in 2000.
+In 1995 a national referendum extended his presidency to 2000, when he was reelected to another five-year term. In 2002 another national referendum extended his presidency to 2007. After numerous protests, in 2005, the Uzbek National Security Service shot several hundred people in Andijan. Although the Uzbek constitution prohibits presidents from serving more than two terms in office, Karimov was elected to a third term in 2007. The international community largely agreed that the elections that had placed Karimov in office were neither free nor fair. Karimov won another term in 2015 amid similar concerns regarding the fairness of elections.
+Karimov was accused of stifling political opposition and sanctioning widespread human rights abuses in his country. Despite such criticism, he became an ally of the United States after the 2001 [[September 11 attacks]] and granted basing rights to U.S. forces operating in Afghanistan in exchange for military and economic assistance. Karimov was also supported by the Russian government.
+On August 29, 2016, one of Karimov’s daughters, Lola Karimova-Tillyayeva, announced over social media that her father had been hospitalized for a cerebral hemorrhage. Karimov’s health crisis set off a round of speculation about who would succeed him as president. There were also unconfirmed reports that he had actually died but that the news was being held back by members of his inner circle. On September 2 the government officially confirmed Karimov’s death. A funeral was held the next day in Samarkand, and chairman of Senate, Nigmatilla Yuldashev, took over as acting president, but gave this role to the prime minister, Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
-He was reelected with 91.9% of the vote in the Uzbek presidential election, on 9 January 2000. The United States said that this election "was neither free nor fair and offered Uzbekistan's voters no true choice". The sole opposition candidate, Abdulhafiz Jalalov, implicitly admitted that he entered the race only to make it seem democratic and publicly stated that he voted for Karimov. Following this election in 1996, restrictions on opposition were further tightened through the Law on Political Parties. This law ensured the right to meetings, publications and elections of opposition parties, but only to those who had registered with the Ministry of Justice. This policy allowed for government blockage of unapproved parties. Political parties based on ethnic, religious, military or subversive ideas were prohibited. According to dissident writer Alisher Ilkhamov from the Open Society Foundations, 99.6% had elected to keep Karimov in office after his term had expired, but ballots had been created such that it was much easier for voters to cast a "yes" vote than a "no" vote. Unmarked ballots, as well as ballots of those who did not vote, were automatically counted as "yes" votes, while a full black mark, under the supervision of authorities, was necessary to count as a "no" vote
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 [[Category:Arsonist]]
 [[Category:Elderly]]
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 [[Category:Master Manipulator]]
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+[[Category:Evil vs. Evil]]
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 [[Category:Power Hungry]]
 [[Category:Islamophobes]]
+[[Category:Totalitarians]]
+[[Category:Anti-Christian]]
+[[Category:Anti-Catholic]]
+[[Category:Communist]]
+[[Category:Anti-Semitic]]
+[[Category:Mass Murderers]]
+[[Category:Slaver]]
+[[Category:Control Freaks]]
+[[Category:Mutilators]]
+[[Category:Anti-LGBT]]
+[[Category:Ableist]]
+[[Category:Supremacists]]
+[[Category:Misogynists]]