CIVIL DEFENSE SYSTEM IN UZBEKISTAN DURING THE EARLY YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE (1991–1996)
Abstract
This article analyzes the stages of development of the civil defense system in Uzbekistan during 1991–1996 based on historical sources. In the first years of independence, the increase in natural and technological emergencies required the creation of new state management mechanisms. Major disasters, including the 1991 Jigariston landslide, mudflows, and floods, demonstrated the need to improve national preparedness for emergencies. During this period, emergency commissions, civil defense headquarters, and operative management bodies were established. Government resolutions adopted in 1992–1996 were aimed at protecting the population, developing monitoring systems, improving evacuation measures, and ensuring regional security. These reforms became an important foundation for the later establishment of a modern emergency management system in Uzbekistan.
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