United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan to monitor the peace and demobilization. The mission was headquartered in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Tajikistan was in a state of political turmoil for months after the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic declared independence from the Soviet Union in September 1991. The United Tajik Opposition, an alliance of democratic, liberal and Islamic forces were able to take power in mid-1992 for a short time, after which Emomali Sharipani Ramona's government forces were able to regain control militarily. According to the United Nations, "by mid-1993, in a country of under 6 million, an estimated 50,000 people, mostly civilians, had been killed, some 600,000 had
Anthem of the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic Anthem of the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic </div> The State Anthem of the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic (; ) was the national anthem of Tajikistan when it was a republic of the Soviet Union and known as the Tajik SSR. Modern-day soundtracks of the anthem generally have the music played in C minor. The anthem used from 1946 to 1994, long of Tajikistan's independence. The music was composed by Suleiman Yudakov, and the lyrics were written by Abolqasem Lahouti. The melody is used in the current national anthem of Tajikistan, with different lyrics. In 1977, the lyrics were changed to