Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov has died after suffering a stroke at the age of 78, three diplomatic sources told Reuters on Friday Sep 02,2016, leaving no obvious successor to take over Central Asia's most populous nation.
The Uzbek government did not immediately confirm the reports. Earlier on Friday it said in a statement that the health of Karimov, who has been in hospital since last Saturday, had sharply deteriorated.
Uzbekistan honor guards stand next to a large portrait of the late President Islam Karimov and his awards in Samarkand today
A farewell ceremony was held for Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov near Tashkent International Airport today
Long criticized by the West and human rights groups for his authoritarian style of leadership, Islam Karimov had ruled Uzbekistan since 1989, first as the boss of the local Communist Party and then as president of the newly independent republic from 1991
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