Multiple choice

President Islam Karimov passed away in September. He served as President of ________ from 1991 to 2016.

  1. Turkmenistan

  2. Uzbekistan

  3. Kyrgyzstan

  4. Azerbaijan

  5. Tajikistan
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Explanation

Islam Karimov was the first and long-serving President of Uzbekistan from 1991 (independence from USSR) until his death in September 2016. Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Azerbaijan are other former Soviet republics in Central Asia/Caucasus with different leadership during this period.

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