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'''Shavkat Miromonovich Mirziyoyev''' is the current president of [[Uzbekistan]] and was the prime minister of Uzbekistan from 2003 to 2016. Upon becoming president he released a few political prisoners including a journalist, but human rights groups warn that he may still suppress political dissent. He has made efforts to scrap the Soviet-style exit visa system, facing much opposition from the government.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eurasianet.org/taxonomy/term/6456|title=Shavkat Mirziyoyev {{!}} EurasiaNet.org|website=www.eurasianet.org|language=en|access-date=2017-04-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.crisisgroup.org/europe-central-asia/central-asia/uzbekistan/242-uzbekistan-hundred-days|title=Uzbekistan: The Hundred Days|date=2017-03-15|work=Crisis Group|access-date=2017-04-17|language=en}}</ref> | '''Shavkat Miromonovich Mirziyoyev''' is the current president of [[Uzbekistan]] and was the prime minister of Uzbekistan from 2003 to 2016. Upon becoming president he released a few political prisoners including a journalist, but human rights groups warn that he may still suppress political dissent. He has made efforts to scrap the Soviet-style exit visa system, facing much opposition from the government.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eurasianet.org/taxonomy/term/6456|title=Shavkat Mirziyoyev {{!}} EurasiaNet.org|website=www.eurasianet.org|language=en|access-date=2017-04-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.crisisgroup.org/europe-central-asia/central-asia/uzbekistan/242-uzbekistan-hundred-days|title=Uzbekistan: The Hundred Days|date=2017-03-15|work=Crisis Group|access-date=2017-04-17|language=en}}</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 13:21, April 17, 2017
| Shavkat Mirziyoyev | |
|---|---|
| 2nd President of Uzbekistan From: 8 September 2016-Present | |
| Vice President | none |
| Predecessor | Islam Karimov |
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) |
| Information | |
| Party | Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Ziroatkhon Hoshimova |
| Religion | Islam |
Shavkat Miromonovich Mirziyoyev is the current president of Uzbekistan and was the prime minister of Uzbekistan from 2003 to 2016. Upon becoming president he released a few political prisoners including a journalist, but human rights groups warn that he may still suppress political dissent. He has made efforts to scrap the Soviet-style exit visa system, facing much opposition from the government.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Shavkat Mirziyoyev | EurasiaNet.org (en).
- ↑ "Uzbekistan: The Hundred Days", Crisis Group, 2017-03-15. (en)