<human>: Question: Who was fired from First Secretary position by Gorbachev?

Is "On June 23, 1989, Gorbachev removed Rafiq Nishonov as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Uzbek SSR and replaced him with Karimov, who went on to lead Uzbekistan as a Soviet Republic and subsequently as an independent state." the correct answer?

OPTIONS:
- yes
- no
<bot>: yes