The Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic was one of the republics of the Soviet Union, created from the Turkestan region of Central Asia during the national delimitation in the 1920s, when Soviet authorities divided the region into republics based on ethnic groups. Its capital was Tashkent, and it included historic cities such as Samarkand and Bukhara. Under Soviet rule, the republic became a main producer of cotton, and the irrigation needed for this crop, drawing water from the Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers, contributed to the shrinking of the Aral Sea. Religion and traditional practices were suppressed. The republic declared independence in 1991 as the Soviet Union dissolved.
Before and after
- 23 August 1924Founding of AS Monaco FC
- 12 September 1924Construction of Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
- 16 September 1924Birth of Lauren Bacall
- 1 October 1924Birth of Jimmy Carter
- from 27 October 1924 to 26 December 1991Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic
- 1 November 1924Birth of Süleyman Demirel
- from 26 November 1924 to 12 February 1992Mongolian People's Republic
- 28 November 1924Discovery of Taung Child
- 29 November 1924Death of Giacomo Puccini
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