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Uzbekistan
State veteran Zelimkhan Haydarov still holds sway in Tashkent power games

The senior official has held critical roles in Uzbekistan's successive administrations. Now, members of Haydarov's first circle are being appointed to key infrastructure positions, where they are gradually replacing former heavyweights under investigation from the SGB. [...]

Published on 20.04.2023 at 04:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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