Kurmanbek Bakiyev

Kyrgyz Police Use Tear Gas to Stop Thousands of Protesters

Police used tear gas and stun grenades Thursday to disperse thousands of opposition protesters who had demanded president’s resignation, The Associated Press reports.

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April 20, 2007

Thousands of Protesters Demand Resignation of Kyrgyz President

Mass protest action took place in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek with thousands of opposition activists calling on President Kurmanbek Bakiyev to resign, the Reuters news agency reports.

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April 12, 2007

Kyrgyzstan Will Not Follow U.S. Model of Democracy

Supporters of the Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev shout slogans during a rally in Bishkek.

The adoption of the American model for development has not created prosperity in Kyrgyzstan, the Central Asian republic’s state secretary was quoted by the RIA Novosti news agency as saying on Wednesday.

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December 6, 2006