2020 Kyrgyz protests
The 2020 Kyrgyzstan protests began on 5 October 2020 in response to the 2020 parliamentary election that were perceived by protestors as unfair. The results of the election were annulled on 6 October 2020.
Early protests
The protests began on Monday, 5 October 2020, with a crowd of 1,000 people,[1] that grew to at least 5,000 people by evening in Bishkek.[2] After nightfall, following a police operation to clear the Ala-Too Square of protestors with tear gas and water cannons, protestors allegedly attacked police officers with rocks and injured two of them.[3][4]
Political impacts
Former President Almazbek Atambayev was freed from prison.[5]
On 6 October, following the protests, the electoral authorities in the country annulled the results of the parliamentary elections.[6] Central Election Commission member Gulnara Jurabaeva also revealed the commission was considering self-dissolution.[7]
Prime Minister Kubatbek Boronov resigned, citing parliamentary deputy Myktybek Abdyldayev as the new speaker, on 6 October.[8]
On 15 October, President Sooronbay Jeenbekov resigned.[9]
2020 Kyrgyz Protests Media
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Президент Киргизии Сооронбай Жээнбеков во время встречи с Президентом России Владимиром Путиным
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A seized fire truck outside the White House on 6 October 2020
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Atambayev was arrested for oppressing Jeenbekov
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Boronov resigned after being forced by protesters to do so
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Supporters of Sadyr Japarov at the old square 14 October 2020
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Japarov takes the oath as the new president, ending the protests. Prior to this, he also arrested for supporting protesters to toppling down Jeenbekov
References
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- ↑ Staff, Reuters (5 October 2020). Kyrgyz police use teargas, water cannon to disperse protesters. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kyrgyzstan-protests-idUSKBN26Q29R. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
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- ↑ ЦИК Киргизии признал прошедшие парламентские выборы недействительными. 2020-10-06. https://tass.ru/mezhdunarodnaya-panorama/9637749. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
- ↑ (in en-CA) Kyrgyz PM Boronov resigns, new speaker named - report. 6 October 2020. https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/kyrgyz-pm-boronov-resigns-new-speaker-named-report. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
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