Ria Novosti (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev signed a decree to abolish the National Guard, established by his predecessor Askar Akayev to provide security to a state leader, the Kyrgyz 24.kg news agency said.
Panarmenian (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Armenian Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan handed his credentials to Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev.
Reuters (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
BISHKEK (Reuters) - Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev named long-standing ally Daniyar Usenov Wednesday as prime minister, in a major shake-up of government that cements his grip on power.
Eurasianet (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
BY ALISHER KHAMIDOV Kyrgyzstan’s cabinet resigned on October 20 as President Kurmanbek Bakiyev announced a broad plan to restructure the government. Political experts in Bishkek offered guarded praise for Bakiyev’s reform scheme, with some suggesting that it represented perhaps the last, best hope for his administration to contain corruption in the Central Asian state.
Ria Novosti (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev on Tuesday announced details of a wide-reaching reorganization of the state apparatus, giving more power to the presidency.
Open Democracy (Free subscription) | 08/25/2009
Kurmanbek Bakiyev was once hailed as a democrat, ascending to the presidency of this central Asia republic during the "tulip revolution" of 2005. Without natural resources such as oil or gas to fuel an over-powerful executive and a secular post-Soviet society in the capital Bishkek, it was hoped that Kyrgyzstan could offer a progressive alternative to the neighbouring authoritarian regimes...
Reuters (Free subscription) | 08/06/2009
BISHKEK (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan President Kurmanbek Bakiyev's main opponent in July elections believes he has been poisoned and is leaving the Central Asian country for treatment, his office said Thursday.
The BEING HAD Times (Free subscription) | 08/02/2009
From the Top... #432 Belarus President attending CSTO informal summit in Kyrgyzstan From: BelTA The president visiting the Republic of Kyrgyzstan this week President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko is taking part in an informal summit of the heads of CSTO member-states, BelTA learnt from the presidential press service. The informal summit is takng place in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan, on Issyk-Kul Lake....
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 08/02/2009
Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev was inaugurated for his second term Sunday after winning an election that the opposition has dismissed as fraudulent.
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 08/02/2009
Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev was inaugurated for his second term Sunday after winning an election that the opposition has dismissed as fraudulent.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 08/02/2009
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan -- Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev was inaugurated for his second term Sunday after winning an election that the opposition has dismissed as fraudulent.
GrogNews (Free subscription) | 08/02/2009
Looks like the "Cool War" is is still on out in Central Asia , and both participants brought their pocketbooks. Kyrgyzstan allowed Russia to open a second military base on its territory on Saturday, expanding Moscow's military reach to balance against the U.S. presence in the Central Asian country. The struggle for influence in the region intensified last month -- days after U.S. President...
Ria Novosti (Free subscription) | 08/02/2009
Kyrgyzstan's newly re-elected leader, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, was sworn in as president on Sunday.The inauguration took place at the government building in Bishkek, and was attended by lawmakers and the president of the neighboring Central Asian republic of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev.
Global Security (Free subscription) | 08/01/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Kyrgyz counterpart Kurmanbek Bakiyev signed on Saturday a memorandum on Russian military presence in Kyrgyzstan.
Ria Novosti (Free subscription) | 08/01/2009
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Kyrgyz counterpart Kurmanbek Bakiyev signed on Saturday a memorandum on Russian military presence in Kyrgyzstan.
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