Tursun Uljabayev Explained

Tursun Uljabayevich Uljabayev (ru|Турсунбай Ульджабаевич Ульджабаев; tg|Турсун Ӯлҷабоев; uz|Турсунбой Ўлжабоевич Ўлжабоев; 1 May 1916 – 31 May 1988) was First Secretary of the Communist Party of Tajikistan between May 24, 1956 and April 12, 1961.[1]

Later life and death

In 1961 he was accused of falsifying official documents related to cotton production and expelled from the Communist Party. He went on to work as a farm director and retired in 1986. He died in Dushanbe on 31 May 1988.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Neimatullo Safarov, Victor Novikov . . 2000 . Leaders of Tajikistan in XX-th century (1924–2000) . 2006-08-11.