Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov dies at 78


Uzbekistan's President , Islam Karimov is has passed away. He died at the age of 78 after suffering a stroke.

Karimov had been  Uzbekistan's head of state since 1989 ,first as the head of the local Communist Party and then as president of the newly independent republic from 1991.

Uzbekistan is a nation of 32 million people.
According to Reuters the the transition of power is likely to be decided behind closed doors by a small group of senior officials and family members.

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