1991 Tajik presidential election

Presidential elections were held for the first time in Tajikistan on 24 November 1991. The result was a victory for Rahmon Nabiyev of the Communist Party of Tajikistan, who received 60% of the vote. Voter turnout was 86.5%.

1991 Tajik presidential election

24 November 1991
Turnout	86.49%
Nominee Rahmon Nabiyev Davlat Khudonazarov Party Communist Democratic Popular vote 1,321,189 678,461 Percentage 60.44% 31.04%
President before election Rahmon Nabiyev Communist Elected President Rahmon Nabiyev Communist

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Rahmon Nabiyev	Communist Party of Tajikistan	1,321,189	60.44
	Davlat Khudonazarov	Democratic Party	678,461	31.04
	Saifuddin Turayev		101,146	4.63
	Khikmatullo Nasriddinov		28,963	1.32
	Burikhon Salimov		11,863	0.54
	Bobisho Shoyev		8,273	0.38
	Akbar Maksumov		5,140	0.24
Against all			30,974	1.42
Total			2,186,009	100.00
Valid votes			2,186,009	96.83
Invalid/blank votes			71,467	3.17
Total votes			2,257,476	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			2,610,089	86.49
Source: Ethnic Aspects of Power

Aftermath

Main articles: Rahmon Nabiyev, Tajikistani Civil War, and 1992 Tajikistan protests

After the elections, protesters gathered to peacefully protest the results. However, angry protesters eventually turned to violence, causing them to clash with the military in Khujand. This sparked the five-year long Tajikistani Civil War. Nabiyev was ambushed and held at gunpoint while going to Dushanbe Airport, where he was forced to resign.