Tajikistan: History

1860-1900

Tajikistan is divided, northern Tajikistan falls under Tsarist Russia, and southern Tajikistan is annexed by the Emirate of Bukhara.

1960s

Tajikistan becomes the third-largest cotton-producing republic in the Soviet Union, and heavy unions, such as aluminum, are introduced.

1990

The Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union declares a state of sovereignty for Tajikistan.

1991

The Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union declares Tajikistan to be independent from the Soviet Union. Tajikistan joins the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) after the Soviet Union collapses.

2008

After finding that Tajikistan submitted false data, the International Monetary Fund orders the return of a $47 million loan. Additionally, Russia agrees to write off Tajikistan's $240 million debt in return for cession of a Soviet-designed space tracking station.

2011 Tajikistan settles an old border dispute with China by agreeing to cede some land.