| Country: | Tajikistan |
| Flag Year: | 1991 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Turnout: | 86.49% |
| Next Election: | 1994 Tajik presidential election |
| Next Year: | 1994 |
| Election Date: | 24 November 1991 |
| Image1: | Rahmon Nabiyev 1991-1992 (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Rahmon Nabiyev |
| Party1: | Communist Party of Tajikistan |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,321,189 |
| Percentage1: | 60.44% |
| Nominee2: | Davlat Khudonazarov |
| Party2: | Democratic |
| Popular Vote2: | 678,461 |
| Percentage2: | 31.04% |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Rahmon Nabiyev |
| Before Party: | Communist Party of Tajikistan |
| After Election: | Rahmon Nabiyev |
| After Party: | Communist Party of Tajikistan |
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%.
See main article: Rahmon Nabiyev, Tajikistani Civil War and 1992 Tajikistan protests.
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.[2] [3]