THE leader of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov passed away on Sept 2, 2016. It was just a day after he officially passed the mark of 25 years in office as President.
Incapacitated as he was through a stroke in his final days, he was one of a handful of dominant leaders who enjoyed an iron-clad grip over the ex-Soviet Central Asian region.
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