Sharipov, ethnic Uzbek, was the first cosmonaut of the Kyrgyz Republic.

She is an ethnic Uzbek.

An ethnic Uzbek, he has close ties to Uzbekistan and Turkey.

Beg was an ethnic Uzbek, and a former commander of the Jamiat-e-Islami party.

Karkar is an ethnic Uzbek and was a leader in the United Islamic Front.

He is an ethnic Uzbek.

General Dostum, an ethnic Uzbek, said that he was not alone in his anger.

Yusef, an ethnic Uzbek from the other side of the country, is typical of many of the soldiers found on Afghanistan's front lines.

General Doestam, an ethnic Uzbek, said he embraced the same goals.

In trials following the violence in southern Kyrgyzstan, the majority of defendants have been ethnic Uzbek.