Sharaf Rashidov

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Sharaf Rashidov Raschidowitsch ( Uzbek Sharof Rashidovich Rashidov , Cyrillic Шароф Рашидович Рашидов; Russian Шараф Рашидович Рашидов ; born October 24, jul. / 6 November  1917 greg. In Dschisak ; † 31 October 1983 in Tashkent ) was an Uzbek politician , writer and Poet .

Life

Raschidow came from a peasant family. In 1936 he graduated from the Pedagogical Institute in Djisak . In the following years he worked as a teacher at several high schools. From 1937 to 1941 he studied literature and education at the philological faculty of the Uzbek University in Samarkand . At the same time he took a job as the editorial secretary of the magazine "Lenin-July" , where he rose over time to editor-in-chief . In 1939 he joined the CPSU .

In 1941 Raschidow finished his studies and did his military service from 1941 to 1942. Discharged from military service after a serious wound, he was director of a secondary school in his hometown from 1942 to 1943. In 1943 he resumed his position as editor-in-chief at "Lenin-July". In 1944 he was appointed secretary for cadre affairs at the Samarkand Area Committee. He held this position until 1947. From 1947 to 1949 he was editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Ksyel Uzbekistan". From 1949 to 1950 he was chairman of the Uzbek Writers' Union and then until 1959 chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic .

In the following years Rashidov traveled to various African and Asian countries on diplomatic missions. In 1955 he took part in the 44th Conference of the Interparliamentary Union in Helsinki. From March to April 1956 he traveled with Anastas Mikojan to Pakistan , Afghanistan , Burma , North Vietnam , India , China and Mongolia . In December 1956 he was head of the Soviet delegation to the solidarity conference of the countries of Asia and Africa taking place in Cairo . Rashidov gave the opening speech at the conference of Afro-Asian writers held in Tashkent in October 1958 . In 1959 he was elected First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan at the plenary session of the Central Committee of Uzbekistan. Rashidov was now de facto head of government in Soviet Uzbekistan. In this role he worked against Russification and the spread of atheism. In 1956 he became a candidate member, in 1961 a full member of the Central Committee of the CPSU , and in 1961 a candidate member of the Presidium of the Central Committee of the CPSU. From 1970 he held a seat in the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.

As a result of the uncovering of a scandal in the cotton industry, Rashidov is said to have committed suicide. According to official accounts, he died "suddenly and unexpectedly" of natural causes. His successor as party leader was Inamschon Usmanchodschajew .

writer

In addition to his political activities, Rashidov worked as a writer. He wrote books without a political background, in which he describes, among other things, rural life. He also wrote poetry. Raschidow was a member of the Lenin Prize Committee and participated in several juries in awarding literature, art and architecture prizes.

Awards

Works

  • "Pobediteli" (The Winners) 1956
  • "Kashmirskaja pesnja" (Song of Kashmir) 1956
  • "Silneje buri" (Stronger than the storm) 1958
  • "Mighty Wave" 1964

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Sharaf Raschidow - biography. Retrieved May 11, 2018 (Russian).
personal data
SURNAME Rashidov, Sharaf
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Raschidow, Sharaf R.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Uzbek politician, writer and poet
DATE OF BIRTH November 6, 1917
PLACE OF BIRTH Jizzax
DATE OF DEATH October 31, 1983
Place of death Tashkent