Tag: Tajikistan

Tajikistan – Education In the public education system, which is free and includes nine years of compulsory schooling, the teaching takes place predominantly in Tajik. Only 0.3% (1995) of the adult population are illiterate. The four-year primary school for 7-11-year-olds is...

In the first presidential elections, held two months after the declaration of Independence, in November 1991, Rajmón Nabiev was confirmed in office by 58% of the votes. On December 21, Tajikistan entered the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). At the same...