Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic along a waterway. After Stalin's death in March 1953, Stalinabad, was renamed to "Dushanbe" on 10 November 1961 as part of the De-Stalinization program. In February 1990, tensions between the Tajiks and Armenians squared off in the republic's capital Dushanbe. 26 people died and 565 more were injured and the Soviet troops put down the riots. Both Yaqub Salimov, the Interior Minister and the youth activists were convicted for the participation in the riots. Later on 24 August 1990, Tajik SSR declared its sovereignty over Soviet laws. By 1991, Tajikistan participated in a referendum in March as part of the
Flag of the Chuvash Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic which was previously approved on 10 February 1956. Flag of the Chuvash Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic The flag the Chuvash Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was adopted in 1954 by the government of the Chuvash Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. The flag is identical to the flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. On February 25, 1926, the Presidium of the CEC of the Chuvash ASSR established a commission to develop the coat of arms and flag of the republic, announcing a contest for the best flag design. On December 10, 1926, the commission decided to adopt the flag of Chuvash