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Modern history and independence

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  1. On which date in 1991 did Uzbekistan declare its independence?
  2. Who was the first president of independent Uzbekistan?
  3. Constitution Day of Uzbekistan commemorates the adoption of the constitution in 1992. On which date is it marked?
  4. What is the national currency of Uzbekistan?
  5. In what year did Russian forces under General Mikhail Chernyayev capture Tashkent?
  6. Who became the first Governor-General of Russian Turkestan in 1867, ruling from Tashkent?
  7. Which state became a Russian protectorate in 1868 after the Russian capture of Samarkand?
  8. Which movement of Muslim reformers promoted 'new-method' schools in Turkestan around 1900?
  9. In which year was the Uzbek SSR established during the Soviet national-territorial delimitation?
  10. Which city was the first capital of the Uzbek SSR?
  11. On which date did the great Tashkent earthquake occur?
  12. What was the main cause of the shrinking of the Aral Sea?
  13. What is the capital of the Republic of Karakalpakstan?
  14. Voters approved a new constitution of Uzbekistan in a referendum held on which date?
  15. In which year did Islam Karimov die, leading to the election of Shavkat Mirziyoyev as president?
  16. How many stars are on the flag of Uzbekistan?
  17. Which long-serving First Secretary of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan (1959–1983) is linked to the Soviet 'cotton affair'?
  18. Which short-lived Muslim government was declared in Kokand in December 1917 and crushed by Bolshevik forces in February 1918?
  19. Which Bukhara ruler fled in 1920 when the Red Army under Mikhail Frunze took the city?
  20. In which year did Uzbekistan become a member of the United Nations?
  21. Which script was used for Uzbek in the Soviet Union after 1940?
  22. On which date is Constitution Day marked in Uzbekistan?
  23. In which year was the current constitution of Uzbekistan adopted?
  24. What is the currency of Uzbekistan called?
  25. In which year was the national currency, the som, introduced?
  26. Who became the first head of state of independent Uzbekistan in 1991?
  27. Who has been President of Uzbekistan since 2016?
  28. In which year was the Uzbek SSR established as a union republic?
  29. In which year did the Russian Empire capture Tashkent?
  30. Which khanate, centred in the Fergana Valley, was abolished by the Russian Empire in 1876?
  31. Which strong earthquake destroyed much of Tashkent in 1966?
  32. Which regional organisation was Uzbekistan a founding member of in 2001?
  33. Which writer is known for the novel 'O'tkan kunlar' (Bygone Days)?

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