Sultan Ibraimov
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Sultan Ibraimovich Ibraimov (Султан Ибраимович Ибраимов) (September 20, 1927 – December 4, 1980) was a prominent administrator and politician in the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic
. A long-time and popular governor of Osh oblast
, then comprising the entire southern part of present-day Kyrgyzstan
, he rose to the position of Chairman of the Council of Ministers (i.e., Prime Minister) of the Kyrgyz SSR in 1978.
arranged his assassination on instructions from Turdakun Usubaliev, then the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Kyrgyz Soviet Socialist Republic. Turdakun Usubaliev was growing uncomfortable with Ibraimov's popularity and some support that Ibraimov could get in Moscow to replace him. He is believed to have decided therefore to eliminate Ibraimov, at a time when the entire Soviet system was sinking deeply into corruption and it was easy to organise such an assassination by KGB operatives.
Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic
The Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic , also known as the Kirghiz SSR, the Kyrgyz SSR, or even Kirghizia, was one of republics that made up the Soviet Union...
. A long-time and popular governor of Osh oblast
Osh Province
Osh Province is a province of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Osh. It is bounded by Jalal-Abad Province, Naryn Province, Xinjiang, China, Tajikistan, Batken Province and Uzbekistan.-Geography:...
, then comprising the entire southern part of present-day Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan , officially the Kyrgyz Republic is one of the world's six independent Turkic states . Located in Central Asia, landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east...
, he rose to the position of Chairman of the Council of Ministers (i.e., Prime Minister) of the Kyrgyz SSR in 1978.
Assassination
He was assassinated on 4 December 1980 under circumstances that have never been fully explained. It was suspected that the KGBKGB
The KGB was the commonly used acronym for the . It was the national security agency of the Soviet Union from 1954 until 1991, and was the premier internal security, intelligence, and secret police organization during that time.The State Security Agency of the Republic of Belarus currently uses the...
arranged his assassination on instructions from Turdakun Usubaliev, then the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Kyrgyz Soviet Socialist Republic. Turdakun Usubaliev was growing uncomfortable with Ibraimov's popularity and some support that Ibraimov could get in Moscow to replace him. He is believed to have decided therefore to eliminate Ibraimov, at a time when the entire Soviet system was sinking deeply into corruption and it was easy to organise such an assassination by KGB operatives.
Eponyms
- Street after Sultan Ibraimov, one of the central streets in BishkekBishkekBishkek , formerly Pishpek and Frunze, is the capital and the largest city of Kyrgyzstan.Bishkek is also the administrative centre of Chuy Province which surrounds the city, even though the city itself is not part of the province but rather a province-level unit of Kyrgyzstan.The name is thought to...
, renamed from Pravda Street in 1993. - Osh Kyrgyz Drama Theater named after Sultan Ibraimov in 1996.
- Papan ReservoirPapan ReservoirPapan Reservoir , is a reservoir of the Ak Buura river, located in Nookat District of Naryn Province of Kyrgyzstan. It is used for irrigation purposes and also water supply of Osh....
named after Sultan Ibraimov.
Memorials
- Sultan Ibraimov's memorial near Osh Kyrgyz Drama Theater named after Sultan Ibraimov.