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Tadschikistan |
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Republic in central Asia, bordering on Afghanistan, China, Kirghizia and Uzbekistan. The Tajiks were long ruled by the Persians or the Afghans and came under Russian control in the late 19th century. In 1990 Tajikistan declared its sovereignty and in 1991 joined in the Commonwealth of Independent States. A parliamentary republic was declared in 1992. Since
1992 the country has been torn by civil war between the government,
dominated by ex-communists and an anti-government coalition consisting
of pro-Western intellectuals and Muslims. |
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