21 moments

1. Birth in Samarkand

   1938-01-30 · Samarkand, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union

   Karimov was born in Samarkand, then in the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic.

2. Mechanical-engineering graduation

   1960-01-01 · Tashkent State Technical University, Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union

   Karimov completed a mechanical-engineering degree at the Central Asian Polytechnic Institute, now Tashkent State Technical University. The source supports the year but not a more precise date.

3. Economics degree in Tashkent

   1967-01-01 · Tashkent State University of Economics, Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union

   Karimov earned a master's degree in economics from Tashkent State University of Economics. The source supports the year but not a more precise date; coordinates represent the university area.

4. Declaration of Uzbek independence

   1991-08-31 · Supreme Council Building, Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union

   As president of the Uzbek SSR, Karimov addressed parliament as Uzbekistan declared independence from the Soviet Union. Coordinates represent the documented Supreme Council meeting area in Tashkent.

5. Meeting militants in Namangan

   1991-12-01 · Namangan, Uzbekistan

   Karimov went to Namangan to speak with Islamist militants during the early months of independent Uzbekistan. Other accounts date the Namangan encounter differently; the card is conservatively dated to December 1991.

6. Umrah at the Kaaba

   1992-04-01 · Masjid al-Haram, Mecca, Saudi Arabia

   During a state visit to Saudi Arabia, Karimov performed Umrah at the Kaaba in Mecca. The evidence supports April 1992, not a specific day.

7. Visit to the Prophet's Mosque

   1992-04-01 · Al-Masjid an-Nabawi, Medina, Saudi Arabia

   Karimov visited the Prophet Muhammad's burial place at al-Masjid an-Nabawi during his Saudi Arabian visit. The evidence supports April 1992, not a specific day.

8. GUUAM summit signature in New York

   2000-09-06 · New York City, New York, United States

   Karimov signed a joint GUUAM declaration in New York alongside the presidents of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine. Coordinates represent New York City; the document does not identify the signing venue.

9. Meeting Colin Powell in Tashkent

   2001-12-01 · Tashkent, Uzbekistan

   Karimov met U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell in Tashkent during the post-September-11 expansion of U.S.-Uzbek relations. The source supports a two-day date range; this card uses month precision.

10. Visit to New York City

    2002-03-01 · New York City, New York, United States

    During a private U.S. visit in which he met President George W. Bush, Karimov also visited New York City. The source does not specify the day of his New York City visit within the March 11–13 range.

11. Meeting Donald Rumsfeld at the Pentagon

    2002-03-13 · The Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia, United States

    

    Karimov met U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld at the Pentagon during a U.S. visit.

12. Meeting Vladimir Putin at Novo-Ogaryovo

    2005-06-28 · Novo-Ogaryovo, Moscow Oblast, Russia

    Karimov met Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Novo-Ogaryovo presidential residence outside Moscow.

13. CSTO meeting at the Moscow Kremlin

    2010-01-01 · Moscow Kremlin, Moscow, Russia

    

    Karimov attended a Collective Security Treaty Organization meeting at the Moscow Kremlin. The source supports only the year.

14. Meeting Lee Myung-bak in Seoul

    2010-02-11 · Seoul, South Korea

    

    Karimov appeared with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and his wife in Seoul. Coordinates represent central Seoul because the caption does not identify the venue.

15. Meeting Ban Ki-moon in New York

    2010-09-20 · United Nations Headquarters, New York City, New York, United States

    Karimov met UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the margins of the sixty-fifth UN General Assembly.

16. Meeting Hillary Clinton in Tashkent

    2010-12-02 · Tashkent, Uzbekistan

    Karimov met U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in Tashkent. Coordinates represent central Tashkent because the meeting venue is not specified.

17. Meeting Hillary Clinton in Tashkent

    2011-10-22 · Tashkent, Uzbekistan

    Karimov again met U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in Tashkent. Coordinates represent central Tashkent because the meeting venue is not specified.

18. Meeting Vladimir Putin in Ufa

    2015-01-01 · Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia

    

    Karimov met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ufa, a meeting associated with the 2015 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit period. The source supports only the year; coordinates represent central Ufa.

19. Meeting John Kerry in Samarkand

    2015-11-01 · Samarkand, Uzbekistan

    

    Karimov met U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Central Asian foreign ministers in Samarkand. Coordinates represent central Samarkand because the meeting venue is not specified.

20. SCO security-secretaries meeting speech

    2016-04-13 · Tashkent, Uzbekistan

    Karimov delivered a speech during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization meeting of security council secretaries in Tashkent. The source supports a meeting spanning April 13–14; the card uses its opening date.

21. Death in Tashkent

    2016-09-02 · Tashkent, Uzbekistan

    

    Karimov died in Tashkent after a stroke, ending his presidency of Uzbekistan. Coordinates represent central Tashkent; the cited biographical source does not identify the exact facility of death.