Question: Recently Islam Karimov passed away. He was the President of which of the following country?
a) Kyrgyzstan
b) Kazakhstan
c) Tajikistan
d) Uzbekistan
Ans: (d)
Related facts:
- On 2 September 2016 Uzbekistan’s President Islam Karimov passed away.
- He was the first President of Uzbekistan, whose term was from 1991 to 2016.
- During his tenure Uzbek government has been repeatedly criticised for human rights abuses, most notoriously in 2005 in the city of Andijan, where government forces are accused of killing hundreds of demonstrators.
- The United Nations describes the use of torture in Uzbekistan as systematic.
Reference:
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/09/uzbekistan-president-islam-karimov-dies-160902085632323.html
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37260375