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Rafiq Nishonov

1926 - 2023

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Rafiq Nishonovich Nishonov (Cyrillic Uzbek: Рафиқ Нишонович Нишонов; Russian: Рафик Нишанович Нишанов Rafik Nishanovich Nishanov; 15 January 1926 – 11 January 2023) was the thirteenth First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Uzbek SSR. Nishonov held this position for 17 months, from 12 January 1988 to 23 June 1989. His replacement was Islam Karimov. Prior to that, he also served as the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Uzbek SSR between 1986 and 1988. He was also Chairman of the Soviet of Nationalities from 1989 to 1991. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rafiq Nishonov is the 13,516th most popular politician (down from 13,259th in 2019), the 52nd most popular biography from Uzbekistan (up from 56th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Uzbekistani Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Rafiq Nishonov ranks 13,516 out of 19,576. Before him are Christiane Taubira, Rachid Sfar, Andronikos Asen, Gunnar Knudsen, José Pardo y Barreda, and Perry Christie. After him are Blas Infante, Paul Cambon, Antonios Kriezis, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Frol Kozlov, and Chris Watson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Rafiq Nishonov ranks 293. Before him are Myung Rye-hyun, Vira Vovk, Julie Adams, Rafael Lesmes, Joe Slovo, and Theo Adam. After him are Baltazar, Rodrigo Carazo Odio, Danièle Delorme, Sven Axbom, Kurt Schmied, and Samuel Goldwyn Jr.. Among people deceased in 2023, Rafiq Nishonov ranks 288. Before him are Pascoal Mocumbi, James McCaffrey, Jenő Jandó, Arsenio Iglesias, Abdelsalam Majali, and Rachid Sfar. After him are Burhan Sargun, Gleb Panfilov, John Warnock, Evelyn Fox Keller, Josef Vojta, and Odilon Polleunis.

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In Uzbekistan

Among people born in Uzbekistan, Rafiq Nishonov ranks 52 out of 190. Before him are Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (1964), Genrich Altshuller (1926), Akmal Ikramov (1898), Gʻafur Gʻulom (1903), Gulnara Karimova (1972), and Nasrullah Khan (1874). After him are Oʻtkir Sultonov (1939), Tamara Khanum (1906), Halima Nosirova (1913), Sergey Lebedev (1948), Shuhrat Abbosov (1931), and Refat Chubarov (1957).

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Among POLITICIANS In Uzbekistan

Among politicians born in Uzbekistan, Rafiq Nishonov ranks 21. Before him are Fayzulla Khodzhayev (1896), Goharshad Begum (1400), Umar Shaikh Mirza II (1456), Nigmatilla Yuldashev (1962), Akmal Ikramov (1898), and Nasrullah Khan (1874). After him are Oʻtkir Sultonov (1939), Sergey Lebedev (1948), Refat Chubarov (1957), Abdulhashim Mutalov (1947), Inomjon Usmonxoʻjayev (1930), and Galina Shamrai (1931).

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