Rafik Nizhanov

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Rafik Nischanowitsch Nischanow ( Russian Рафик Нишанович Нишанов ; Uzbek Rafiq Nishonovich Nishonov ; born January 15, 1926 in Gasalkent , Uzbek SSR ) is a former Soviet - Uzbek politician and diplomat . He was the Soviet Ambassador and First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic .

Life

Nischanow, son of a farming family, studied history at the Tashkent Pedagogical Institute " WG Belinski ". From 1944 he was an instructor and later secretary of the Komsomol Rajon Committee of Bostanlyk . From 1945 to 1950 he served in the Red Army . In 1949 he became a member of the CPSU . From 1950 he was an instructor, department head for youth, secretary, and finally from 1959 chairman of a district party committee (Oktjabrskij rajon) in Tashkent . From 1956 he was also the head of the Tashkent city party committee (gorkom) and chairman of the Tashkent city executive committee (gorispolkom). From 1970 he was secretary of the Communist Party of the Uzbek SSR.

From 1970 Nischanow worked as the Soviet ambassador in Ceylon and was second accredited in the Maldives , from 1978 he worked as the Soviet ambassador to Jordan . In 1985 he became Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic.

From December 1986 to April 1988 he was Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic , and from June 1987 also Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.

From January 12, 1988 to June 23, 1989 he was First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Uzbek SSR and replaced Inamschon Usmankhodschayev , who had been criticized for corruption . From June 1989 to September 1991 he served as chairman of the Nationalities Soviet of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.

Nizhanov retired in November 1991.

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