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
CSKA Pamir Dushanbe losing to CSKA Moscow. This achievement was aided by the Russian intervention in Tajik affairs following the dissolution of the Soviet Union which led to the so called Tajikistani Civil War. The club formerly played at the Pamir Stadium, but today plays at the smaller CSKA Stadium. In July 2016, CSKA fired manager Rahmatullo Fuzailov, replacing him with Tokhirjon Muminov. The following are statistics on CSKA Pamir Dushanbe's footballers' performance in USSR Top League between 1988–1991. Players who had international caps for their respective countries. CSKA Pamir Dushanbe CSKA Pamir Dushanbe (, "Dastai Futboli Pomir") is a football club based