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man of the Executive Committee of the Kulab Regional Council of

People's Deputies. On November 19, 1992, at the 16
th
session of the
Supreme Soviet, 12
th
convocation, he was elected Chairman of the
Supreme Soviet of the Republic of Tajikistan. On November 6, 1994, he
was elected President of the Republic, and took the oath of office on
November 16, 1994. On September 26, 1999, following changes in the
Republic's constitution, he was reelected president for the next seven
years. On September 30, 1999 he was the Chair of the 54
th
session of
the 18
th
General Assembly of the United Nations.
Among Rahmonov's accomplishments during office mention can be
made of ending the Civil War and the repatriation of refugees who had
fled to Afghanistan and other neighboring countries; stemming the
flight of non-Tajiks and safeguarding the territorial integrity of the Re-
public; making peace with the Opposition; facilitating communication
across the land; and the revival of traditional Tajik customs.
Rahmonov became an Honorary Member of the International Acad-
emy of Medicine and has received the Albert Schweitzer award and es-
tablished the Order of the Spitamen.
Rahmonov's contributions include Tojikon: Chahor Soli Istiqloliyat
va Khudshinosi (The Tajiks: Four Years of Independence and Self-Rec-
ognition, 1995), Tojikon dar Oyinaii Ta'rikh (Tajiks in the Mirror of
History, 1997), Javononi Oyandai Millat ( The Future Youth of the Na-
tion, 1998), "Farhang Hastii Millat Ast ("Culture is the Existence of
People", Dushanbe, 2001), Tojikiston: Dah soli istiqloliat, Vahdati Milli
va Bunyodkori (Tajikistan: Ten Years of Independence, National Unity
and Foundation Building, Dushanbe, 2001), and others.