1991 Tajik presidential election
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Presidential elections were held for the first time in Tajikistan on 24 November 1991.[1] The result was a victory for Rahmon Nabiyev of the Communist Party of Tajikistan, who received 60% of the vote. Voter turnout was 86.5%.
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Registered2,610,089
Turnout86.49%
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24 November 1991
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| Registered | 2,610,089 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 86.49% | ||||||||||||||||
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Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Rahmon Nabiyev | Communist Party of Tajikistan | 1,321,189 | 60.44 | |
| Davlat Khudonazarov | Democratic Party | 678,461 | 31.04 | |
| Saifuddin Turayev | 101,146 | 4.63 | ||
| Khikmatullo Nasriddinov | 28,963 | 1.32 | ||
| Burikhon Salimov | 11,863 | 0.54 | ||
| Bobisho Shoyev | 8,273 | 0.38 | ||
| Akbar Maksumov | 5,140 | 0.24 | ||
| Against all | 30,974 | 1.42 | ||
| Total | 2,186,009 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 2,186,009 | 96.83 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 71,467 | 3.17 | ||
| Total votes | 2,257,476 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,610,089 | 86.49 | ||
| Source: Ethnic Aspects of Power[2] | ||||
Aftermath
After the elections, protesters gathered to peacefully protest the results. However, angry protesters eventually turned to violence, causing them to clash with the military in Khujand. This sparked the five-year long Tajikistani Civil War. Nabiyev was ambushed and held at gunpoint while going to Dushanbe Airport, where he was forced to resign.[3][4]