Socialist Party of Tajikistan
Ҳизби Сотсиалистии Тоҷикистон
LeaderAbduhalim Ghafarov
Founded15 June 1996
NewspaperIttixod
IdeologySocialism
Seats in the Assembly of Representatives
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The Socialist Party of Tajikistan (Russian: Социалистическая партия Таджикистана, romanized: Sotsialisticheskaya partiya Tadzhikistana; Tajik: Ҳизби Сотсиалистии Тоҷикистон, romanized: Hizbi Sotsialistii Tojikiston) is a political party in Tajikistan. The party was founded on 15 June 1996, and registered on 6 August the same year.[1][2][3] The party publishes Ittixod (Иттиход).[4] The chairman of the party, Safarali Kenjayev, was assassinated in Dushanbe in 1999.[5] Prior to his murder, there had been speculations that he might have intended to run for president.[6]

In early 2004, the party was divided, with two groups claiming the name 'Socialist Party of Tajikistan'. One group was led by Abduhalim Ghafarov, a Ministry of Education official, and Kurbon Vosiev, a presidential adviser. The other group was led by Mirhuseyn Narziev. The Ghafarov-led group, which supports the government, obtained the legal registration.[7][8][1]

References

  1. ^ a b [1] Archived 22 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "TDG - Tajikistan Development Gateway". Tajik-gateway.org. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  3. ^ Евразийский дом - информационно-аналитический портал
  4. ^ "An Overview Of The Media In Tajikistan". Hrw.org. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  5. ^ [2] Archived 30 March 2005 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Eca 20". Hrw.org. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  7. ^ AVESTA - Tajikistan-online :: The Socialist party to approve its symbols and motto Archived 25 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Online | Asia-Pacific | Q&A: Tajik election". BBC News. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
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