Communist Party of Tajikistan

The Communist Party of Tajikistan (Tajik: Ҳизби Коммунистии Тоҷикистон, Hizbi Kommunistiyi Tojikiston; Russian: Коммунистическая партия Таджикистана) is a communist party in Tajikistan, and the oldest political party in the country.

Communist Party of Tajikistan
Ҳизби коммунистии Тоҷикистон
Коммунистическая партия Таджикистана
AbbreviationCPT (English)
HKT (Tajik)
KPT (Russian)
LeaderMiroj Abdulloyev
Founded6 December 1924
HeadquartersFatekh Niyazi 37, Dushanbe. 734002
Membership (2020)52,000
IdeologyCommunism
Marxism–Leninism
Soviet patriotism
Political positionFar-left
National affiliationCommunist Party of the Soviet Union (until 1991)
Regional affiliationUPC–CPSU
International affiliationIMCWP
Colours  Red
Assembly of Representatives
2 / 61
Website
kpt.freenet.tj

In the 2005 parliamentary election, the party won 13.97% of the popular vote and 4 out of 63 seats.[1]

The party is affiliated to the Union of Communist Parties – Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

History

Soviet era

The first social democratic groups arose in Tajikistan during the 1905 Russian Revolution and by late 1917 and early 1918, Bolshevik organizations were created in Khodjent, Ura-Tyube, Penjikent, and Shurab. On December 6, 1924, the government formed the Organizing Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan in the Tajik Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. The first Tajik party conference was held between October 21–27, 1927. On 25 November 1929, by the decision of the Politburo of the CPSU, the CPT was formed by separation from the CPU. In 1975, the CPT had more than 94,000 members.

Regional and city committees
  • Dushanbe City Committee
  • Garm Regional Committee
  • Gorno-Badakhshan Regional Committee *Kulyab Regional Committee
  • Kurgan-Tyubinsk Regional Committee *Stalinabad Regional Committee
  • Ura-Tyuba Regional Committee

Post-independence

After the fall of the USSR, it was voted to rename the CPT the Socialist Party of Tajikistan, however, by December 1991, the ban on the activities of the Communist Party was lifted.[2][3] During the Tajikistani Civil War, the CPT supported the government and the Popular Front of Tajikistan. At present, the Communist Party of Tajikistan supports the government of Emomali Rahmon. Beginning in the 2000s, the CPT lost the majority of its electorate, with today's electorate of the party being made up mainly of people of retirement age.

Leaders

First Secretary of the Communist Party of Tajikistan (1924–1991)
No. Picture Name

(Birth–Death)

 Took office Left office Political party
First Secretary
1 Chinor Emomov
(1898–1939)		 1924 1927 CPSU
2 Mumin Khojaev
(?–?)		 1927 1928 CPSU
3 Ali Shervoni
(?–?)		 1928 1929 CPSU
4 Shirinsho Shotemur
(1899–1937)		 1929 1930 CPSU
5 Mirza Huseynov
(1894–1938)		 1930 1933 CPSU
6 Grigory Broydo
(1883–1956)		 1933 1934 CPSU
7 Suren Shadunts
(1898–1938)		 1934 1936 CPSU
8 Urunboi Ashurov
(1903–1938)		 1936 1937 CPSU
9 Dmitri Protopopov
(1897–1986)		 1937 1946 CPSU
10 Bobojon Ghafurov
(1908–1977)		 1946 1956 CPSU
11 Tursun Uljabayev
(1916–1988)		 1956 1961 CPSU
12 Jabbor Rasulov
(1913–1982)		 1961 1982 CPSU
13 Rahmon Nabiyev
(1930–1993)		 1982 1985 CPSU
14 Qahhor Mahkamov
(1932–2016)		 1985 1991 CPSU

Second Secretaries

Chairman of the Communist Party of Tajikistan (1991–Present)
No. Picture Name

(Birth–Death)

 Took office Left office
Chairman
1 Shodi Shabdolov

(1943–present)

 1991 2 July 2016
2 Ismoil Talbakov
(1955–2016)		 2 July 2016 17 December 2016
3 Mirzoazim Nasimov
(?–?)		 17 December 2016 22 April 2017
4 Miroj Abdulloyev
(1948–present)		 22 April 2017 Incumbent

Electoral history

Presidential elections
Election Party candidate Votes % Result
1991 Emomali Rahmonov 56.9% Elected Y
2006 Ismoil Talbakov 159,493 5.2% Lost N
2013 Ismoil Talbakov 181,675 5.04% Lost N

Assembly of Representatives elections
Election Votes % Seats +/– Position Government
1995
60 / 181
 60 1st Majority
2000
13 / 63
 47 2nd Opposition
2005 533,066 20.6%
4 / 63
 9 2nd Opposition
2010 229,080 7.0%
2 / 63
 2 3rd Opposition
2015 2.2%
2 / 63
 5th Opposition
2020 3.1%
2 / 63
 6th Opposition

See also

References
  1. PARLINE database on national parliaments – Tajikistan Majlisi namoyandogon (House of Representatives) – Last Election
  2. Договор ратифицирован, а компартия признана невиновной // «Известия», 26 декабря 1991, № 306
  3. Энциклопедия Кольера
  4. Tunçer-Kılavuz, Idil (2014-06-27). Power, Networks and Violent Conflict in Central Asia: A Comparison of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Routledge. ISBN 9781317805113.
  5. "He was in office of Second Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Tajikistan during 1986–1989".
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