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Kurmanbek Bakiyev Курманбек Бакиев
2nd President of the Kyrgyz Republic
Incumbent
Assumed office  March 24, 2005
Preceded by	Askar Akayev
Succeeded by	incumbent
Born	August 01, 1949 (1949-08-01) (age 57) Masadan, Jalal-Abad Oblasty, Kyrgyz SSR, USSR
Nationality	kyrgyz
Religion	Sunni Muslim

Kurmanbek Saliyevich Bakiyev (Russian: Курманбек Салиевич Бакиев - variously transliterated; born 1 August 1949) is the President of Kyrgyzstan. The Legislative Assembly of Kyrgyzstan of the Supreme Council of Kyrgyzstan appointed him acting President on 24 March 2005 following the ousting, during the Tulip Revolution, of President Askar Akayev. Image File history File links Wiki_letter_w. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The President of Kyrgyzstan is the head of state and the highest official of the Kyrgyz Republic. ... The incumbent, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. ... March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (84th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Askar Akayev Askar Akayevich Akayev (Аскар Акаевич Акаев) (born November 10, 1944 in Kyzyl-Bairak, Kirghiz SSR) served as President of Kyrgyzstan from 1990 to March 2005, when he was deposed by a popular uprising dubbed the Tulip Revolution. ... August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Masadan is The Longest City Of Jalal Abad From Kyrgyzstan is the says long program ... Jalal-Abad Province (Kyrgyz: Жалал-Абад областы) is a province (oblasty) of Kyrgyzstan. ... State motto: Бардык өлкөлордүн пролетарлары, бириккиле! Official language None. ... Sunni Islam (Arabic سنّة) is the largest denomination of Islam. ... August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... The President of Kyrgyzstan is the head of state and the highest official of the Kyrgyz Republic. ... The parliament of Kyrgyzstan, the Supreme Council (Joghorku KeneÅ¡), has two chambers. ... The parliament of Kyrgyzstan, the Supreme Council (Joghorku KeneÅ¡), has two chambers. ... March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (84th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A tulip, the symbol of the revolution The Tulip Revolution refers to the overthrow of President Askar Akayev and his government in the Central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan after the parliamentary elections of February 27 and of March 13, 2005. ... Askar Akayev Askar Akayevich Akayev (Аскар Акаевич Акаев) (born November 10, 1944 in Kyzyl-Bairak, Kirghiz SSR) served as President of Kyrgyzstan from 1990 to March 2005, when he was deposed by a popular uprising dubbed the Tulip Revolution. ...

Bakiyev was the leader of the People's Movement of Kyrgyzstan before his ascendance to the presidency. He gets most of his popular support from the south of the country. Peoples Movement of Kyrgyzstan is an electoral alliance formed on September 22, 2004 in Kyrgyzstan. ...

In 1972 Bakiyev graduated from the Kuybyshev Polytechnic Institute as an electrical engineer; from 1974 to 1976 he served in the Soviet Army. By 1979 he was deputy chief engineer at a factory in Jalalabat, and by 1990 had risen to factory director, when he left to begin a political career. Initially first secretary of the Kok-Yangak city council, he later rose to chairman of the supreme soviet for that city, then deputy chairman for the Jalalabad region. In 1995 Bakiyev was appointed Provincial Governor of Jalalabad oblast. He later served as Governor of Chui oblast from April 1997 to December 2000 and as Prime Minister from December 21, 2000, to May 22, 2002, but resigned that position in the aftermath of riot police having shot and killed five anti-Akayev protesters in the southern Kyrgyz town of Aksy. In February 2005 he failed to win a seat in parliamentary elections.^{[citation needed]} 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Electrical Engineers design power systems… … and complex electronic circuits. ... This article is about the armed forces of the Soviet Union. ... For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... First Secretary may refer to: First Minister General Secretary 1st Secretary Categories: Disambiguation ... Kok-Yangak is a town of about 10,000 in the mountains of the Jalal-Abad Oblasty of western Kyrgyzstan, near the regional centre city Jalal-Abad (Dzhalal-Abad). ... A city council is the most common style of legislative government in a city or town. ... The Supreme Soviet (Russian: , Verhovniy Sovet, literally the Supreme Council) comprised the highest legislative body in the Soviet Union in the interim of the sessions of the Congress of Soviets, and the only one with the power to pass constitutional amendments. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Chui river drains the northern Kyrgyz ranges of the western Tien Chan, crossing the Chui valley before leaving Kazakhstan. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... // May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ... Aksy is a small town in southern Kyrgyzstan which gained notoriety in 2002 when police and militia fired into a crowd of unarmed demonstrators, killing five. ...

Following the events of the 2005 Tulip Revolution, Bakiyev won the 10 July ballot for the Presidential election with 89% of the vote with a 53% turnout.^[1] This overwhelming electoral success is partly due to the political alliance with Felix Kulov who Bakiyev appointed Prime Minister soon after the election. Bakiyev was inaugurated on 14 August in Bishkek. A tulip, the symbol of the revolution The Tulip Revolution refers to the overthrow of President Askar Akayev and his government in the Central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan after the parliamentary elections of February 27 and of March 13, 2005. ... Kyrgyzstan held a presidential election on 10 July 2005. ... Felix Sharshenbayevich Kulov (Феликс Шаршенбаевич Кулов; born 29 October 1948 in Bishkek) served as Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan following the Tulip Revolution. ... This is a list of prime ministers and heads of government of Kazakhstan and its predecessor republic of the Soviet Union. ... August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... Bishkek cityscape Bishkek (Бишкек) is the capital of Kyrgyzstan. ...

Bakiyev's term in office has been marred by the slayings of several prominent people, prison riots, economic ills and battles for control of lucrative businesses despite initial hopes.^[2][3][4][5] In 2006, Bakiyev faced a political crisis as thousands of people participated in a series of protests in Bishkek. He was accused of not following through with his promises to limit presidential power, give more authority to parliament and the prime minister, and eradicate corruption and crime. Bakiyev claimed that the opposition was plotting a coup against him.^[6][7] A prison riot is a riot that occurs in a prison, usually when those incarcerated rebel openly against prison guards. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

In April 2007, the opposition held protests demanding Bakiyev's resignation,^[8] with a particularly large protest on April 11 in Bishkek. Bakiyev signed constitutional amendments to reduce his own power on April 10, but the protest went ahead, with protesters saying that they would remain until he resigned.^[9] April 2007 is the fourth month of 2007 A.D. It began on a Sunday and will end after thirty days on a Monday. ... April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... April 10 is the 100th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (101st in leap years). ...

Quotes

• "We respect [the] interests of other nations, but [the] interests of our own people and state, freedom and independence of Kyrgyzstan are predominant for us." Speaking at his inauguration, 13 August.

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