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Chart the course of reform in post-revolution Kyrgyzstan
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March 24, 2005 – Tulip Revolution
After almost two weeks of large-scale protests throughout the country, crowds storm
the presidential
palace, then liberate a leading opposition figure, Feliks Kulov, from prison. President
Askar Akayev
flees. Kyrgyzstan is left without a legitimate government; law-enforcement is temporarily
disabled.
Looting of allegedly Akayev's property begins. Businessmen will later report
that, on the night of
March 25, they incurred a cumulative damage of $25 million.
From the Archives:
Akayev Administration Collapses in Kyrgyzstan, Sending Tremors Across Central Asia
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March 28, 2005 - New Parliament, New Politics
The Central Election Committee confirms the new parliament's legitimacy. For
several prior days,
the old two-chamber parliament and the new unicameral legislature, elected in allegedly
fraudulent
polls on February 27 and March 13, have been meeting in the same building. Opposition
leader
Kurmanbek Bakiyev, a former prime minister who previously sided with the old parliament,
now
supports the new one. The new parliament appoints him interim prime minister.
From the Archives:
Provisional Government Strives to Bring Order to Kyrgyzstan's Political Mess
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April 7, 2005 - Land Grab
Squatters appear in Bishkek, occupying undeveloped plots of land. Within a week,
their number
reaches several thousand; some try to occupy Bishkek's botanical garden. On
April 10, Usen
Kudaibergenov, a stuntman who had been attempting to stop the illegal seizure of
land in Bishkek,
is shot dead in his home. On March 25, together with opposition leader Feliks Kulov,
Kudaibergenov had organized volunteer detachments in Bishkek to fight looters.
From the Archives:
Kyrgyz Revolution: Taking a Turn in an Unpredictable Direction
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April 11, 2005 - Kulov Cleared
Parliament accepts former President Askar Akayev's resignation, submitted on
April 4, and sets a
new date for presidential elections: July 10. The Supreme Court acquits Feliks Kulov
on charges of
corruption brought by the former regime. Kulov has already resigned as Kyrgyzstan's
security
coordinator; the acquittal clears the way for him to run for president.
From the Archives:
Kyrgyzstan's Presidential Election Comes into Focus as Kulov Declares Candidacy
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May 13, 2005 - Tandem Times
Kulov drops plans to run for president, accepting instead Bakiyev's offer to
create a political
partnership, officially billed as a "tandem." He had earlier rejected
the possibility of running on a
joint ticket. Two other candidates withdraw their bids for president.
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June 1, 2005 - Supreme Court Sound and Fury
Some 300 people storm Bishkek's Supreme Court building, occupied by 50 protesters
who object to
the results of the February-March parliamentary elections and court rejections of
appeals by five
defeated candidates. The protesters continue to gather in front of the building
for the following
week. They demand the resignation of the Supreme Court chairman and judges appointed
by ex-
President Akayev.
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June 13, 2005 - Mob Justice
Some 200 people attempt to storm a hotel in the southern city of Osh in response
to the June 10
murder of MP Jyrgalbek Surabaldiyev in Bishkek. Shooting breaks out; at least two
people are
wounded. The protesters claim the hotel owner, MP Bayaman Erkinbayev, head of the
Kyrgyz
Olympic Committee, is behind the Surabaldiyev shooting. Surabaldiyev, owner of a
large
secondhand car market, and the head of the Union of Entrepreneurs, was widely suspected
of
having had criminal ties.
From the Archives:
Lawlessness Grows in Kyrgyzstan as Presidential Election Looms
As Presidential Campaign Opens in Kyrgyzstan, Concern about Instability Grows
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