Elite Fragmentation and National Identity: The Tajik Civil War in Historical and Social Perspective.

Abstract

The last years of collapsing USSR saw increased unrest in terms of social and political in Tajikistan’s local populace. There were violent confrontations that authorities were unable to contain like 9 April in Georgia, ethnic rift in Fergana valley, Osh riots, Black January and February riots. There were many actors involved in conflict and had many dynamics that led to the conflict in 1992. Riots erupted because of inability to tackle the transfer of power taking local populace in confidence. The other factors from non-state actors to criminal gangs contributed to anarchy and disorder in the society, probably by a tacit consent by some political elite. The civil war has huge impact on the country’s reputation and causalities caused had deep impact on the politics of time in the Tajikistan society and the locals suffered on many fronts.