Inomjon Buzrukovich Usmonxoʻjayev (in CyrillicUzbek: Иномжон Бузрукович Усмонхўжаев ; in Russian: Инамджан Бузрукович Усманходжаев Inamdzhan Buzrukovich Usmankhodzhayev; 22 May 1930 – 17 March 2017) served as the eleventh First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Uzbek SSR.[1] Usmonxoʻjayev became General Secretary following the disastrous "Cotton Scandal".
Usmonxoʻjayev succeeded Sharof Rashidov, who had been General Secretary since the 1950s. As orders from Moscow to grow more and more cotton spiraled in, the Uzbek government had respond by reporting miraculous growth in land irrigated and harvested, and record improvements in production and efficiency. Today it is known that most of these records were falsified. Falsification of the results involved many officials in both central Soviet government in Moscow and Uzbekistan.
In 1986, it was announced that almost the entire party and government leadership of the republic had conspired in falsifying cotton production figures. A massive purge (only one minister survived the purge) of Uzbek leadership was carried out, with prosecutors brought in from Moscow, leading to widespread arrests, executions, and suicides. It may never be known how high the corruption extended, as Leonid Brezhnev's own son-in-law, Yuri Churbanov was implicated in the affair.
In 1989, Usmonxoʻjayev was charged with involvement in the "cotton scandal" and sentenced to 12 years in prison. After a short time, in 1990 he was released from prison, but was not fully acquitted. The Supreme Court of Uzbekistan fully rehabilitated Usmonxoʻjayev on 18 November 2016, after the death of the first president of the country Islam Karimov.[2]
Usmonxoʻjayev's termedit
It was while Usmonxoʻjayev was General Secretary that satellite images showed that the Uzbek government's reports were false. Usmonxoʻjayev held his position throughout the scandal, serving as a puppet of Moscow as the Central Committee tried to strengthen its grip in Uzbekistan. Usmonxoʻjayev was General Secretary from 3 November 1983 until 12 January 1988. His replacement was Rafiq Nishonov.
On 12 January 1988, he was relieved of his duties as first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan "in connection with his retirement", and on 24 May 1988, he was removed from the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. On 28 November 1988, he was removed from the Central Committee of the CPSU "as having compromised himself."[3]
inomjon, usmonxoʻjayev, inomjon, buzrukovich, usmonxoʻjayev, cyrillic, uzbek, Иномжон, Бузрукович, Усмонхўжаев, russian, Инамджан, Бузрукович, Усманходжаев, inamdzhan, buzrukovich, usmankhodzhayev, 1930, march, 2017, served, eleventh, first, secretary, communi. Inomjon Buzrukovich Usmonxoʻjayev in Cyrillic Uzbek Inomzhon Buzrukovich Usmonhyzhaev in Russian Inamdzhan Buzrukovich Usmanhodzhaev Inamdzhan Buzrukovich Usmankhodzhayev 22 May 1930 17 March 2017 served as the eleventh First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Uzbek SSR 1 Usmonxoʻjayev became General Secretary following the disastrous Cotton Scandal Inomjon UsmonxoʻjayevUsmonxoʻjayev circa 198311th First Secretary of the Communist Party of Uzbek SSRIn office 3 November 1983 12 January 1988Preceded bySharof RashidovSucceeded byRafiq NishonovPersonal detailsBornInomjon Buzrukovich Usmonxo jaevInomzhon Buzrukovich Usmonhyzhaev 1930 05 22 22 May 1930Fergana Soviet Union now Uzbekistan Died17 March 2017 2017 03 17 aged 86 Fergana UzbekistanNationalitySovietPolitical partyCommunist Party Contents 1 The cotton scandal 2 Usmonxoʻjayev s term 3 References 4 External linksThe cotton scandal editMain article Uzbek cotton scandal Usmonxoʻjayev succeeded Sharof Rashidov who had been General Secretary since the 1950s As orders from Moscow to grow more and more cotton spiraled in the Uzbek government had respond by reporting miraculous growth in land irrigated and harvested and record improvements in production and efficiency Today it is known that most of these records were falsified Falsification of the results involved many officials in both central Soviet government in Moscow and Uzbekistan In 1986 it was announced that almost the entire party and government leadership of the republic had conspired in falsifying cotton production figures A massive purge only one minister survived the purge of Uzbek leadership was carried out with prosecutors brought in from Moscow leading to widespread arrests executions and suicides It may never be known how high the corruption extended as Leonid Brezhnev s own son in law Yuri Churbanov was implicated in the affair In 1989 Usmonxoʻjayev was charged with involvement in the cotton scandal and sentenced to 12 years in prison After a short time in 1990 he was released from prison but was not fully acquitted The Supreme Court of Uzbekistan fully rehabilitated Usmonxoʻjayev on 18 November 2016 after the death of the first president of the country Islam Karimov 2 Usmonxoʻjayev s term editIt was while Usmonxoʻjayev was General Secretary that satellite images showed that the Uzbek government s reports were false Usmonxoʻjayev held his position throughout the scandal serving as a puppet of Moscow as the Central Committee tried to strengthen its grip in Uzbekistan Usmonxoʻjayev was General Secretary from 3 November 1983 until 12 January 1988 His replacement was Rafiq Nishonov On 12 January 1988 he was relieved of his duties as first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan in connection with his retirement and on 24 May 1988 he was removed from the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR On 28 November 1988 he was removed from the Central Committee of the CPSU as having compromised himself 3 He died on 17 March 2017 at the age of 85 4 References edit O zbekiston rahbarlari kecha va bugun kun uz in Uzbek Skonchalsya byvshij rukovoditel Uzbekistana in Russian Uzbekistan V Fergane skonchalsya byvshij glava respubliki Inamzhon Usmanhodzhaev in Russian Skonchalsya byvshij rukovoditel Uzbekistana Archived from the original on 20 March 2017 Retrieved 18 March 2017 External links editWorld Statesmen UzbekistanParty political officesPreceded bySharof Rashidov First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Uzbek SSR1983 1988 Succeeded byRafiq Nishonov Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Inomjon Usmonxoʻjayev amp oldid 1189125165, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
