Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic
union republic of the Soviet Union (1924–1991)
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The Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic was a part of the Soviet Union comprised in Central Asia. Its borders encompassed much of the modern day territories of Uzbekistan.
Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic | |||||||||||||||
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| 1924–1991 | |||||||||||||||
| Motto: Бутун дунё пролетарлари, бирлашингиз! (Uzbek) Butun dunyo proletarlari, birlashingiz! (transliteration) "Proletarians of all nations, unite!" | |||||||||||||||
| Anthem: Ўзбекистон Совет Социалист Республикасининг давлат мадҳияси Oʻzbekiston Sovet Sotsialist Respublikasining davlat madhiyasi; "Anthem of the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic" | |||||||||||||||
 Location of Uzbekistan (red) within the Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||
| Status | Soviet Socialist Republic | ||||||||||||||
| Capital | Bukhara (1925) Samarkand (1925–1930) Tashkent (1930–1991) | ||||||||||||||
| Common languages | Official languages: Uzbek · Russian Minority languages: Tajik · Karakalpak · Kazakh · Tatar · Koryo-mar · Bukhori · Dungan · Central Asian Arabic · Parya | ||||||||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Uzbek Soviet | ||||||||||||||
| Government | Unitary Marxist-Leninist single-party Soviet socialist republic (1924–1990) Unitary presidential republic (1990–1991) | ||||||||||||||
| Leader | |||||||||||||||
• 1925–1927 (first) | Vladimir Ivanov | ||||||||||||||
• 1989–1991 (last) | Islam Karimov | ||||||||||||||
| Premier | |||||||||||||||
• 1924–1937 (first) | Fayzulla Khodzhayev | ||||||||||||||
• 1990–1990 (last) | Shukrullo Mirsaidov | ||||||||||||||
| Legislature | Supreme Soviet | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
• Succeeds Turkestan ASSR | 27 October 1924 | ||||||||||||||
• Republic proclaimed | 5 December 1924 | ||||||||||||||
• Accession of Karakalpakstan | 5 December 1936 | ||||||||||||||
• State sovereignty declared | 20 June 1990 | ||||||||||||||
• Renamed Republic of Uzbekistan/Independence | 31 August 1991 | ||||||||||||||
• Independence recognized | 25 December 1991 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||||
| 1989 | 447,400 km2 (172,700 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||||
• 1989 | 19,906,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Currency | Soviet ruble (руб) (SUR) | ||||||||||||||
| Calling code | 7 36/37/436 | ||||||||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | UZ | ||||||||||||||
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| Today part of | Uzbekistan Tajikistan | ||||||||||||||
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