Country Profile
Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Republic, is one of the world's 6 independent Turkic States (along with Turkey,Azerbaijan,Turkmenistan,Uzebekistan and Kazakhstan) located in Central Asia.
"Kyrgyz '' is believed to have been derived from the Turkic word for "forty", in reference to the forty clans of Manas(a traditional epic poem)
Kyrgyzstan is divided into 7 Provinces.
Kyrgyzstan was the 2nd poorest country in the former Soviet Union and is today the 2nd poorest country in Central Asia.
Kyrgyzstan is among the 20 countries in the world with the highest perceived level of corruption
Capital Bishkek
Currency Som
Population 5.5 Million ( 2009 Estimate )
Ethnic Groups 69% Kyrgyz,14% Uzbek,9% Russian and 8% Others
Official Language Kyrgyz and Russian
History
On Dec 5, 1936, the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic was established as a full republic of the Soviet Union.
In 1989 protests flared up against the discriminatory policy of the Soviet government directed at pushing ethnic Kyrgyz inhabitants out of major cities, which could then be occupied by new settlers from Russia and the other Soviet republics.
Kyrgyzstan Democratic Movement (KDM) had developed into a significant political force with support in Parliament
In December 1990, the Supreme Soviet voted to change the republic's name to the Republic of Kyrgyzstan
In Jan 1991 Akayev introduced new government structures and appointed a new government composed mainly of younger, reform-oriented politicians.
In February 1991, the name of the capital, Frunze, was changed back to its pre-revolutionary name of Bishkek.
In a referendum on the preservation of the Soviet Union in March 1991, 88.7% of the voters approved the proposal to retain the Soviet Union as a "renewed federation".
In Aug 1991 there was an attempt to depose Akayev in Kyrgyzstan. After the coup collapsed the following week, Akayev and Vice President German Kuznetsov announced their resignations from the Communist Party of the soviet Union(CPSU), and the entire bureau and secretariat resigned.
Supreme Soviet vote declaring independence from the Soviet Union on Aug 31, 1991 as the Republic of Kyrgyzstan.
In October 1991, Askar Akayev ran unopposed and was elected president of the new independent Republic by direct ballot, receiving 95% of the votes cast
Commonwealth of Independent States(CIS)
The organization was founded on Dec 8, 1991 by the Republic of Belarus,the Russian Federation and Ukhraine.On Dec 21, 1991, the leaders of 8 additional former Soviet Republics – Armenia,Azerbaijan,Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan,Moldova,Turkmenistan,Tajikistan and Uzbekistan – signed the Alma-Ata Protocol and joined the CIS
Kyrgyzstan Independence
Kyrgyzstan gained full independence a few days later on Dec 25, 1991 and the following day, Dec 26, 1991, the Soviet Union ceased to exist.
Government
The President is Head of the State and PM is the Head of the Govt.Executive Power is exercised by the government.Legislative Power is vested in both theGovt and Parliament.
Supreme Council(Jogorku Kengesh) of Kyrgyzstan is the Parliament consisting of 120 Members elected for a 5 year term by Party List Proportional Voting.Seats were allocated to all parties who obtained more than 5% of the vote and more than 0.5% in each of the 9 Provinces capped at 65 seats per party
Kyrgyz Parliamentarians Vote Against Nationalising Mine
The deputies had voted 45 to 35 against nationalising the mine and, in a separate vote, had instead opted to initiate a review to recommend an increase in the Kyrgyz state’s stake in Centerra Gold, which is listed on the Toronto stock exchange, and claim rights to part of the mine’s gold production.
The Kyrgyz state already owns 33 per cent of Centerra Gold.
Kyrgyzstan Parliamentary Election -Oct 10,2010
Ata Zhurt secured 28 Seats with 16% votes
SDPK secured 26 Seats with 14% votes
Ar- Namys secured 25 Seats with 14% votes
Respublika Party of Kyrgyzstan secured 23 Seats with 13% votes
Ata-Meken secured 18 Seats with 10% votes
Respublika ,SDPK and Ata-Zhur formed a coalition.
Almazbek Sharshenovich Atambayev of SDPK becomes the PM.
Omurbek Toktogulovich Babanov of Respublika Party becomes the Dy.PM and Akhmatbek Keldibekov of Ata-zhurt Party was chosen as Speaker of Parliament.
Kyrgyz Presidential Election - Oct 30,2011
The Central Election Commission announced that 83 candidates filed to run in the election by the deadline of Aug16,2011. 16 candidates were nominated by parties, while the rest self-nominated.16 candidates then qualified to run in the election.
Almazbek Sharshenovich Atambayev(Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan)won the election securing 63% votes followed by Adakhan Madumarov(UnitedKyrgyzstan) securing 15% votes and Kamachybek Tashiev(Ata Zhurt) securing 14% votes
President of Kyrgyzstan
Almazbek Sharshenovich Atambayev is the Current President of Kyrgyzstan from Dec 1,2011 and was previously PM of Kyrgyzstan(Dec17,2010 - Dec1,2011and from March 29,2007-Nov 28, 2007)
Central Asia's most revolution-prone country, Kyrgyzstan, has completed the first peaceful transition of power in the region since it gained independence from the Soviet Union 20 years ago.Almazbek Atambayev after winning the election in October took over as President of Kyrgyzstan from Roza Otunbayeva(Otunbayeva assumed the presidency in April 2010 after a revolution, the country's second since 2005)
PM of Kyrgyzstan
Omurbek Toktogulovich Babanov is the Current PM of Kyrgyzstan from Dec 1,2011
Kyrgyzstan Tells U.S to Pull-out
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