Resign Dictator of the Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoev

Appeal of the People of the Republic of Uzbekistan to U.S. President Donald Trump regarding the Political and Social Situation

Honorable President Donald Trump,
We, the people of Uzbekistan, appeal to you to ask for help to save us. A cruel dictator, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, came to power in our country by seizing the presidential office on September 8, 2016. Please help us free ourselves from his rule. Disregarding the Constitution and laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan, he has unlawfully taken control of the government. Before that, for 13 years, he served as Prime Minister, during which time he drove the country's population into poverty. As president, this ruthless dictator organizes all presidential and parliamentary elections in a fraudulent, non-democratic, and illegal manner. Opposition parties are completely excluded from these elections. There are no pre-election debates, nor are journalists allowed to engage in open discussions with presidential candidates. Since gaining independence, Uzbekistan has never adhered to democratic values for even a single day.
To give you a brief overview of elections in Uzbekistan from 1989 to 2025:
The First Dictator: Islam Karimov's Rule
Islam Karimov was born on January 30, 1938, in the Republic of Uzbekistan. He had Iranian ethnic background and had been a member of the Communist Party since 1973. The Communist Soviet government honored his loyal service by awarding him the "Order of the Red Banner of Labor" in 1981 and the "Order of Friendship of Peoples" in 1988. On June 23, 1989, the Kremlin's Communist Politburo appointed him as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Socialist Republic of Uzbekistan.
On March 17, 1991, the country held its first referendum. The referendum question was whether to preserve the Soviet Union. The voting process was rigged, and as a result, communist Islam Karimov ensured that Uzbekistan voted 95% in favor of keeping the USSR intact.
On December 8, 1991, the USSR officially dissolved. The 15 republics within the Soviet Union began declaring their independence one after another.
Islam Karimov fought until the very end to preserve the Soviet system. When it became clear that the Soviet system was collapsing, he had no choice but to declare Uzbekistan's independence.
Islam Karimov, who remained in power, did not allow opposition movements in Uzbekistan. He refused to register with the popular "Birlik" Movement, which was the largest political opposition organization. He tried to legitimize the election by allowing the "ERK" party, which was a close opposition party to him, to participate in the elections on the condition that it was registered by the Ministry of Justice.
The former Communist Party—now the People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan—nominated Islam Karimov as its candidate. However, the presidential election on December 29, 1991, was undemocratic and unfair. With widespread fraud, Islam Karimov was declared the winner with 87.1% of the vote.
Starting from the 1992 elections, all opposition movements and parties were subjected to pressure. Opposition leaders were denied registration certificates by the Ministry of Justice. Many of Uzbekistan's opposition leaders were forced into exile. Many opposition activists in the country were arrested, tortured, and even killed in prison. Ordinary opposition supporters were pressured at work, dismissed from their jobs, and forced into extreme hardship, leading many of them to flee Uzbekistan.
As a result, after this period, no opposition parties or movements were officially registered by the Ministry of Justice. On the contrary, newly formed opposition organizations faced constant repression by Uzbekistan's security forces.
On March 26, 1995, Islam Karimov held an illegitimate and fraudulent referendum, in which 99.6% of the votes were supposedly in favor of illegally extending his presidential term by four years—until the year 2000.
On January 9, 2000, dictator Islam Karimov participated in another fraudulent presidential election as the candidate of the "Fidokorlar" National Democratic Party. In this fake election, he was declared the winner with 91.9% of the vote. His main opponent, Abdulhafiz Jalolov, the candidate from the People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan, received 4.71% of the vote. However, Jalolov himself admitted in interviews that he had cast his vote for Islam Karimov.
This type of puppet candidate and rigged elections had always been the norm in Uzbekistan. The country had never held a genuine, democratic, open, transparent, and competitive presidential election.
On January 27, 2002, Uzbekistan held a constitutional referendum. In this unlawful, undemocratic, and fraudulent referendum, the question of extending the presidential term from five years to seven years was put to a vote. With fabricated results, 91.78% of voters supposedly supported extending Islam Karimov's presidential term. The next presidential election was then scheduled for 2007.
On December 23, 2007, another presidential election took place. According to the Constitution of Uzbekistan, no individual is allowed to serve more than two terms as president. Despite the constitutional prohibition, Islam Karimov was illegally elected for a third term with 88.1% of the vote.
Islam Karimov's next presidential election officially ended in December 2014. However, the presidential election was held on March 29, 2015. As a result, the country was officially without a president for four months, but in reality, Islam Karimov continued to rule as president. This time, he participated in the elections as a candidate from the "Entrepreneurs and Businessmen's Movement – Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan." In this fraudulent, illegal, and undemocratic election, Islam Karimov claimed 90.39% of the vote.
These unlawful presidential elections, held without opposition participation, competition, democracy, transparency, or openness, allowed Karimov to reelect himself through fraudulent means. In reality, these elections were not conducted for the approval of the people but to maintain his legitimacy in the eyes of democratic states led by the United States.
During Islam Karimov's rule, the country did not follow any ideology. Political dictatorship was enforced. The legal system became highly corrupt. The country did not transition to a market economy and continued to be governed by the planned economy inherited from the USSR, which was on the brink of collapse. As a result, thousands of enterprises, factories, and plants were shut down, inflation rose, and five million Uzbeks were forced to work in harsh conditions in foreign countries to provide for their families. Instead of developing the nation and improving people's lives, Islam Karimov impoverished the population and left the country in decline.
The Second Dictator: Shavkat Mirziyoyev's Rule
Shavkat Mirziyoyev was born on July 24, 1957, in the village of Yaxtan, Devashtich district, Tajikistan. His ethnicity is Tajik. He has been a member of the Communist Party since 1985.
From 2003 to 2016, he served as Prime Minister of the country.
On September 2, 2016, following the death of former dictator President Islam Karimov, Shavkat Mirziyoyev unlawfully seized power in violation of Uzbekistan's Constitution, without considering the voice or will of the Uzbek people. As a result, he took control of the state.
On December 4, 2016, Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a fraudulent presidential election without the participation of the Uzbek opposition. This election was unfair, undemocratic, and rigged. With a falsified result of 88.61% of the votes, he illegitimately and unlawfully assumed the presidency.
On November 24, 2021, in the next presidential election, Shavkat Mirziyoyev once again prevented opposition candidates from registering and participating. The opposition in Uzbekistan faced severe repression. The election was conducted in an undemocratic, illegal, and fraudulent manner. According to the manipulated results, Shavkat Mirziyoyev was declared the winner with 80.1% of the falsified votes.
On April 30, 2023, a constitutional referendum was held to extend the presidential term from five years to seven years. In this referendum, Shavkat Mirziyoyev's previous two presidential terms were annulled, allowing him to run for two more seven-year terms. Officially, 90% of the population was said to have supported this change. However, it is well known that election results in Uzbekistan are consistently falsified. The Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin once said, "It doesn't matter who votes; what matters is who counts the votes." Communist rulers Islam Karimov and Shavkat Mirziyoyev have mastered this principle. By falsifying elections, they deceive and intimidate their own people while misleading democratic countries led by the United States.
The opposition was once again prevented from registering with the Ministry of Justice or participating in the referendum. As always, this was an unlawful, undemocratic, and fraudulent referendum conducted without opposition participation.
On July 9, 2023, Shavkat Mirziyoyev took part in another presidential election and was declared the winner with a falsified 87.05% of the vote. Unfortunately, many democratic countries turned a blind eye to this opposition-free, uncompetitive, illegal, and rigged election.
To this day, Shavkat Mirziyoyev has never openly answered questions from journalists because he fears open discussions. Furthermore, in Uzbekistan, there have never been presidential debates between opposing candidates during elections. Mirziyoyev's refusal to participate in debates and his avoidance of the public eye reveal his cowardice and lack of political awareness.
In reality, all of the presidential elections in which Mirziyoyev has been "elected" are illegal, as is the referendum that enabled his extended rule. This demonstrates that, to this day, he continues to govern the country by deceiving half of the population and intimidating the other half.
Decommunization
The communist dictator Islam Karimov never implemented a political reform policy of decommunization in Uzbekistan. As a result, the country has remained partly under Russia's influence. Similarly, the communist dictator Shavkat Mirziyoyev also failed to carry out decommunization reforms. Instead, he has further entrenched Uzbekistan under Russia's control, turning the country into a vassal state of Russia. If the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin were to command Mirziyoyev to immediately annex Uzbekistan to Russia and reestablish the Soviet Union, he would likely comply within a month. The unlawful extension of Mirziyoyev's rule continues to be a major concern for the people of Uzbekistan.
The former Baltic republics of the Soviet Union—Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia—successfully implemented decommunization policies, condemned communism, and politically assessed their Soviet past. By severing old ties with Russia, they established equal and mutually beneficial political, economic, and other relations on new foundations. They embraced a new era, and as a result, they have been developing rapidly.
The Devaluation of Currency and the Increasing Poverty of the Population
Mirziyoyev has significantly worsened the country's economic situation, leading to widespread impoverishment. Let's analyze one key aspect: when the staunch communist Islam Karimov was appointed leader of the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic in 1989, 1 US dollar was equivalent to 60 Soviet kopecks. In 1991, it was worth 0.6 rubles; in 1992, 125 rubles; and in 1993, 417 rubles. When Uzbekistan introduced its new national currency, the so'm, in 1994, 1 US dollar was set at 7 so'm. By 2016, 1 US dollar had reached 2,826 so'm.
Today, 1 US dollar equals approximately 13,000 so'm. From 1994 to the present, the Uzbek so'm has depreciated 1,857 times (or 185,714%), undergoing severe inflation.
For comparison, Kyrgyzstan introduced its national currency, the som, in 1993, with 1 Kyrgyz som being equivalent to 0.5 US cents. Today, 1 US dollar equals 94 Kyrgyz som. From 1993 to 2025, the Kyrgyz som has only depreciated 47.46 times (or 4,746%), a significantly lower rate than Uzbekistan's currency depreciation. Moreover, during this period, Kyrgyzstan has had six different presidents, demonstrating a change in leadership over time.
Similarly, when Latvia introduced its national currency, the lat, in 1993, 1 lat was equivalent to 0.5 US cents. By 2014, 1 lat was valued at 0.75 US cents, showing stability in the currency's value. In 2014, Latvia adopted the Euro as its national currency, and to this day, 1 Latvian lat remains equivalent to 0.75 US cents. From 1993 to 2025, the Latvian currency has depreciated by only 1.5 times (or 150%). During this period, Latvia has democratically elected eight different presidents through free and fair elections.
Until 1992, both Latvia and Kyrgyzstan, like Uzbekistan, were part of the Soviet Union. At that time, their economies were far weaker than Uzbekistan's. However, as the data clearly shows, dictator Islam Karimov, who ruled the country until his death, led Uzbekistan into economic decline. After his death, the communist Shavkat Mirziyoyev has pushed the country even further to the brink of collapse. Today, Uzbekistan stands on the edge of disaster.
If dictator Mirziyoyev is not removed from the presidency, which he has unlawfully seized, and if democratic principles and competitive, free elections are not restored, Uzbekistan will disappear from the world map within a few years. The country may fall under the control of China, Russia, or the Afghan Taliban.
Currently, Uzbekistan is a political vassal of Russia and an economically dependent and indebted country to China. If the Taliban in Afghanistan were to launch an attack, our corrupt and weakened military would surrender within a week. The current crisis makes this clear: Uzbekistan is rapidly turning into a totalitarian dictatorship.
Additionally, China is gaining control over Uzbekistan. Mirziyoyev has taken massive loans, primarily from the People's Republic of China, and in return, he has sold off Uzbekistan's vast natural resources at extremely low prices to Chinese businesspeople or handed them over as debt payments. As a result, China is absorbing Uzbekistan.
The dictatorial regime in Uzbekistan continues to illegally prosecute opposition activists, sentencing them to long-term imprisonment, physically eliminating them, and imposing heavy financial penalties in order to suppress any resistance against Mirziyoyev's rule.
Your Excellency, President Donald Trump, please save us.
We want our beloved homeland, the Republic of Uzbekistan, to be governed based on democratic principles, to have a free society, and to transition fully to a free market economy with restored human rights.
We, the people of Uzbekistan, are at a dead end. We hope you will not turn away from us and that you will extend your helping hand.

Save us, President Donald Trump!

With respect, Representatives of the Uzbek People,
Bakhodir Khan Turkiston