In 1940, Uzbek was switched to the Cyrillic script under Joseph Stalin. Until 1992, Uzbek continued to be written using a Cyrillic alphabet almost everywhere, but now in Uzbekistan the Latin script has been officially re-introduced, although the use of Cyrillic is still widespread. The deadline in Uzbekistan for making this transition has been repeatedly changed. In 1993, President of Uzbekistan at the time Islam Karimov proposed a new Uzbek alphabet with ⟨c⟩ /ts/, ⟨ç⟩, ⟨ğ⟩, ⟨ñ⟩, ⟨ö⟩, ⟨ş⟩, until it was replaced with current 1995 alphabet. Letter J with bar ⟨Ɉ ɉ⟩ is also listed here, it is said to be the equivalent for Cyrillic letter Zhje.