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Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic

Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic
Узбекская Советская Социалистическая Республика
Ўзбекистон Совет Социалистик Республикаси
1924–1991
Flag State emblem
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"
(1947–92)
Location of Uzbek SSR within the Soviet Union.
Capital Samarkand (1924–1930)
Tashkent (1930–1991)
Languages Official languages:
Uzbek · Russian
Minority languages:
Tajik · Karakalpak · Kazakh · Tatar · Koryo-mar · Bukhori · Dungan · Central Asian Arabic · Parya
Demonym Uzbek
Soviet
Government Unitary Marxist-Leninist one party Soviet socialist republic
First Secretary
 •  1925–1927 (first) Vladimir Ivanovich Ivanov
 •  1989–1991 (last) Islam Karimov
Head of government
 •  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 internationally recognized 25 December 1991
Area
 •  1989 447,400 km² (172,742 sq mi)
Population
 •  1989 est. 19,906,000 
     Density 44.5 /km²  (115.2 /sq mi)
Currency Soviet ruble (руб) (SUR)
Calling code +7 36/37/436
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Bukharan People's Soviet Republic
Khorezm SSR
Turkestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
Uzbekistan
Today part of  Uzbekistan
 Tajikistan
Order of Lenin Order of Lenin

Uzbekistan (US Listeni/ʊzˈbɛkˌstæn, -ˌstɑːn/, UK /ʊzˌbɛkˈstɑːn, ʌz-, -ˈstæn/), officially the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic (Uzbek SSR; Uzbek: Ўзбекистон Совет Социалистик Республикаси, Oʻzbekiston Sovet Sotsialistik Respublikasi'; Russian: Узбекская Советская Социалистическая Республика, Uzbekskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika) and the Republic of Uzbekistan (Uzbek: Oʻzbekiston Respublikasi, Ўзбекистон Республикаси), also referred to as Soviet Uzbekistan was one of the republics of the Soviet Union existed from 1924 to 1991. It was governed by the Uzbek branch of the Soviet Communist Party, the only legal political party, from 1925 until 1990. From 1990 to 1991, it was the sovereign part of the Soviet Union with its own legislation.


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