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27.07.2009, 01:15
European monitors and opposition members say Kyrgyzstan's presidential election this week was rigged. Incumbent leader Kurmanbek Bakiev was announced the winner with more than 80% of the votes.
24.07.2009, 14:33
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Official preliminary results, which currently reflect over 70% of the cast bulletins, correspond to the exit poll results, showing that current leader Kurmanbek Bakiyev has secured around 86% of the vote.
23.07.2009, 05:34
On Thursday Kyrgyzstan goes to the polls to elect the next president. Current leader Kurmanbek Bakiyev is strongly tipped to win a second term, but his main rival from the socialist party is being given a chance.
07.04.2010, 17:06
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The Kyrgyz opposition says it has formed an interim government after seizing power in the capital, Bishkek. This follows violent protests by anti-government demonstrators that took the lives of more than 70 protesters.
16.04.2010, 01:53
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Kyrgyzstan's ousted president, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, has left the country. According to the interim government, the original of his letter of resignation was delivered to Kyrgyzstan on Friday.
12.04.2010, 13:10
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The ousted President of Kyrgyzstan, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, has called for UN peacemakers to enter the country and create an independent commission to investigate Wednesday's violent uprising.
31.12.2009, 13:38
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When the first Russian president, Boris Yeltsin, declared his resignation hours before the year 2000 began, not only did he thus close his own rich political career, but also ended a whole era in modern Russian history.
23.04.2010, 19:24
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US Congress heard testimony on Thursday suggesting that America tolerated a corrupt Kyrgyz government so as not to lose a critical military base that serves coalition troops in nearby Afghanistan.
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05.08.2010, 15:42
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Police in Kyrgyzstan have used live rounds and tear gas to break up anti-government protesters, just outside the capital Bishkek. Riot police, who have been on standby, opened fire after being attacked with stones.
07.10.2010, 12:00
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Just days ahead of parliamentary elections, a fresh wave of violence has flared in Kyrgyzstan. A mob has stormed the headquarters of a leading political party in the capital Bishkek.
Published: 30 July, 2009, 07:16
Edited: 24 March, 2010, 10:30
Leaders of the Kyrgyz opposition and human rights NGOs plan to ask CSTO leaders to force “illegitimately elected” president Kurmanbek Bakiyev to obey the law and fulfill the country’s international obligations.
