Askar Akayev

Askar Akayev
Askar Akayev
Аскар Акаев
	Akayev in 2016
1st President of Kyrgyzstan
	In office; 27 October 1990 – 24 March 2005; (14 years, 148 days)
Prime Minister	Nasirdin Isanov ; Andrei Iordan (acting) ; Tursunbek Chyngyshev ; Almanbet Matubraimov (acting) ; Apas Jumagulov ; Kubanychbek Jumaliyev ; Boris Silayev (acting) ; Jumabek Ibraimov ; Boris Silayev (acting) ; Amangeldy Muraliyev; Kurmanbek Bakiyev; Nikolai Tanayev
Vice President	Nasirdin Isanov; German Kuznetsov; Feliks Kulov
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Ishenbai Kadyrbekov (Acting)
Personal details
Born	10 November 1944 (aged 81); Kyzyl-Bayrak, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union ; (now Kyrgyzstan)
Nationality	Kyrgyz
Political party	Independent; Forward Kyrgyzstan Party (affiliated)
Spouse(s)	Mayram Akayeva
Children	4, including Bermet and Aidar
Residence	Moscow, Russia
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Askar Akayevich Akayev (Kyrgyz: Аскар Акаевич Акаевcode: ky is deprecated ; born 10 November 1944) is a retired Kyrgyz politician. He was the 1st President of Kyrgyzstan from 27 October 1990 until 24 March 2005.

In 2005, people disagreed about the result of the election. Some people said the election was unfair. There were protests and Akayev escaped to Russia. He became a professor at Moscow State University.

Education and early career

Akayev was born in Kyzyl-Bayrak, Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic.^[1]

Askar Akayev Media

Akayev, Nursultan Nazarbayev, Saparmurat Niyazov, Islam Karimov and Rahmon Nabiyev during the CIS meeting c. 1991
Visit of Askar Akayev, President of Kyrgyzstan, to the EC in 1994
Vladimir Putin with Askar Akayev at the Bishkek Heating and Electricity Station, October 2000
Akayev with Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin in Moscow, 2001
George W. Bush with Askar Akayev in the Oval Office on September 23, 2002
Askar Akaev MoscowRia 08-2016
Akayev on a Kyrgyzstani stamp