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| Islam Karimov: Uzbekistan faces questions after leader's death |
| 2016-09-05 |
| [BBC] The former Uzbek president, Islam Karimov, has been buried but many questions remain, both about his death and the future leadership and direction of his country. Although a public transition of power began after Mr Karimov's death, questions are still being asked about the way Uzbek government handled his demise. The first reports of his death emerged immediately after the official announcement of his hospitalisation on 28 August. The initial report by the cabinet gave no details of his illness. On 29 August, the president's youngest daughter, Lola Karimova-Tillayeva, said on Instagram that her father had had a brain haemorrhage over the weekend and was in intensive care. On the same day, independent website Fergananews published its first report of Mr Karimov's death. The Moscow-based news agency said his death occurred between 15:00 and 16:00 local time on 29 August. That was denied by unnamed sources at the presidential administration and sources close to Mr Karimov's family. By the time the cabinet officially announced his death on the evening of 2 September, several foreign leaders, including the Turkish prime minister, had already expressed their condolences to the Uzbek people on the death of their leader. |
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