1991 Tajik presidential election

1991 Tajik presidential election

24 November 1991 1994 →
Turnout	86.49%
Nominee Rahmon Nabiyev Davlat Khudonazarov Party Communist Democratic Popular vote 1,321,189 678,461 Percentage 60.44% 31.04%
President before election Rahmon Nabiyev Communist Elected President Rahmon Nabiyev Communist

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Presidential elections were held for the first time in Tajikistan on 24 November 1991.^[1] The result was a victory for Rahmon Nabiyev of the Communist Party of Tajikistan, who received 60% of the vote. Voter turnout was 86.5%.

Results

Aftermath

After the elections, protesters gathered to peacefully protest the results. However, angry protesters eventually turned to violence, causing them to clash with the military in Khujand. This sparked the five-year long Tajikistani Civil War. Nabiyev was ambushed and held at gunpoint while going to Dushanbe Airport, where he was forced to resign.^[3][4]

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