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
Emblem of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic and the Soviet anthem with "Tautiška giesmė". Lithuania was the first Soviet republic to restore its national symbols. However, the coat of arms were not restored. The traditional coat of arms of Lithuania was recognized as a national symbol, but not elevated to the status of state's coat of arms. That was done only in March 1990, the same day Lithuania declared independence. The emblem remained in use until Lithuania's independence was recognized by the Soviet Union on 6 September 1991. Emblem of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic The emblem of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic () was adopted in