Safarali Kenjayev
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Safarali Kenjayev served as the Speaker of the Supreme Soviet
in Tajikistan
1991–1992, Chairman of the Tajik Parliament's committee on human rights
and legislation, and as head of Tajikistan's Socialist Party which he founded.
Kenjayev was a member of the Yaghnobi
community.
In May 1992 protestors demonstrated outside the legislature building in Dushanbe, calling for Kenjayev's dismissal because of his alleged corruption and mismanagement. As the civil war broke out Kenjayev and other leaders formed the Popular Front
. On 24 October 1992 Kenjayev led his army into Dushanbe, attacking the capital's government building. More than 150 people died. His forces, in control of the local radio station, proclaimed him the new president.
Three assassins killed Kenjayev, his bodyguard, and his driver in Dushanbe
on March 30, 1999.
Supreme Soviet
The Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union was the Supreme Soviet in the Soviet Union and the only one with the power to pass constitutional amendments...
in Tajikistan
Tajikistan
Tajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east....
1991–1992, Chairman of the Tajik Parliament's committee on human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
and legislation, and as head of Tajikistan's Socialist Party which he founded.
Kenjayev was a member of the Yaghnobi
Yaghnobi people
Yaghnobi people, or Yagnobian people, is the name of an isolated people who live in the Sughd province of Tajikistan in the valleys of the Yagnob, Kul and Varzob rivers. These are the last living relics of the great Sogdian nation that once inhabited most of Central Asia beyond the Oxus/Amu Darya...
community.
In May 1992 protestors demonstrated outside the legislature building in Dushanbe, calling for Kenjayev's dismissal because of his alleged corruption and mismanagement. As the civil war broke out Kenjayev and other leaders formed the Popular Front
Popular front
A popular front is a broad coalition of different political groupings, often made up of leftists and centrists. Being very broad, they can sometimes include centrist and liberal forces as well as socialist and communist groups...
. On 24 October 1992 Kenjayev led his army into Dushanbe, attacking the capital's government building. More than 150 people died. His forces, in control of the local radio station, proclaimed him the new president.
Three assassins killed Kenjayev, his bodyguard, and his driver in Dushanbe
Dushanbe
-Economy:Coal, lead, and arsenic are mined nearby in the cities of Nurek and Kulob allowing for the industrialization of Dushanbe. The Nurek Dam, the world's highest as of 2008, generates 95% of Tajikistan's electricity, and another dam, the Roghun Dam, is planned on the Vakhsh River...
on March 30, 1999.