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ISLAM KARIMOV-THE ARCHITECT OF OUR INDEPENDENCE
Umirov O.
SamDCHTI talabasi
Islam Abduganievich Karimov was born on 30 January 1938
in Samarkand
into a family of civil servants. He graduated from the Central Asian Polytechnic
Institute and the Tashkent Institute of national economy, receiving degrees as an
engineer-mechanic and economist.
The moment when he
came to the center of events, it was a time when the
country was on the brink of a civil war, bloodshed, ethnic and religious conflicts, in
line with the scenarios that were implemented in the neighboring countries. In this
difficult period, he, with his foresight, will and determination saved our people and
country from this gloomy fate.
It was then that our people acquired in the name of Islam Abduganievich
Karimov a true leader with personal courage, indomitable
will and vision of the
essence of the ongoing extremely complex events, a special sense of responsibility
for his country and people, for the fate of every compatriot. Heading the
independent Uzbekistan for 25 years, Islam Abduganievich Karimov has attained a
high authority in the country and in international community as an outstanding
statesman, who has developed and implemented a deeply
thought-out strategy of
building a democratic constitutional state with a civil society and a market
economy.
The peoples of Uzbekistan inextricably relate the great achievements of the
country in the years of independence with the name and activity of the Head of our
state. He is rightfully considered the author of the Constitution of the Republic of
Uzbekistan, fully meeting the democratic requirements and international criteria,
and has turned into a true guarantor of its implementation.
In 1991 Uzbekistan was a backward agrarian country with a hypertrophied
one-sided economy, a cotton monopoly, destructively influencing it, extremely low
level of people's standard of living. The country did
not produce many kinds of
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essential goods, did not provide its own needs, primarily on grain and energy
resources.
Islam Abduganievich Karimov was firmly convinced that the political
independence may not be achieved without achieving economic independence.
Accordingly, he developed a program of fundamental
reforms and structural
transformation of the economy of Uzbekistan, based on the well-known five
principles, which has received worldwide recognition as the "Uzbek model" of
development. The fundamental basis of this model was the practical
implementation of the strategic priority - "The reforms
are not for the sake of
reforms, but for the sake of people."
Completely abandoning the old dogmas and stereotypes, a large-scale
National program for cadres training and a radical reform of the education system
on the basis of the most modern international standards have been developed and
practically implemented on the initiative of Islam Karimov. Islam Karimov directly
supervised the work on developing and realizing a
fundamentally new system of
education of the younger generation, radically changing the thinking and outlook of
our youth, who are becoming the decisive force of country’s present and future.
The Head of our state raised the respectful relation to the spiritual values of our
nation, preservation and development of our sacred religion, traditions and
customs, the priceless heritage to the level of state policy, greatly contributed to the
increase of the authority of Uzbekistan in the international arena.
Islam Karimov infinitely loved the people of Uzbekistan and all his life, until
the last few days, dedicated to the service of his country.
The bright memory of the First President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the great
son of the Uzbek people Islam Abduganievich Karimov will remain forever in the
hearts of our people and the grateful memory of our compatriots. Ultimately, I am
proud of having such an outstanding president, his deeds will be the model in my
future career and his words will light my path as a torch.
