Interim government of Kyrgyzstan
The Kyrgyz interim government under Rosa Otunbajewa took office in April 2010 after the removal of President Kurmanbek Bakiyev , with the declared aim of transforming Kyrgyzstan into a parliamentary republic .
initial situation
The crisis was triggered by dissatisfaction with corruption, rising prices and a lack of government strategies to deal with the aftermath of the economic crisis. A third of the 5.3 million inhabitants of Kyrgyzstan live below the poverty line. The economic crisis exacerbated the problems caused by the reduced remittances of Kyrgyz workers from Russia, which accounted for around 22 percent of gross domestic product in 2008 and fell by 21 percent in the following year. There are also smugglers' routes through the region for the lucrative trade in Afghan drugs.
Both the US and Russia each have a military base in Kyrgyzstan . Both are in the north near the capital Bishkek .
Members
- Transitional President: Rosa Otunbajewa
- Vice-President and Minister of Economy: Almasbek Atambayev
- Finance Minister: Temir Sarijew
- Constitutional Reform Commissioner: Omurbek Tekebajew
- Chief Public Prosecutor: Azimbek Beknazarow
- Interior Minister: Bolot Scherniyazow
- Health Minister: Damira Nijasaljewa
- Head of security or intelligence: Keneschbek Dushebayev
- Minister of Labor: Aigul Riskulova
activities
Seizure of power
Dozens of people were killed in demonstrations against the government in April. The leader of the Kyrgyz Social Democratic Party , Almasbek Atambayev , and other members of the opposition were arrested. At the same time, then President Bakiyev imposed a state of emergency and a night curfew in Bishkek and in the north of the country.
On April 7, the opposition announced the overthrow of the government and the establishment of a transitional government under ex-foreign minister Rosa Otunbajewa . President Bakiyev initially refused to resign and fled to the city of Jalalabat , his hometown in the south of the country. One week after the uprising in Kyrgyzstan, Bakiyev announced his resignation and settled in neighboring Kazakhstan , and finally to Belarus . He and members of his family are wanted for the murder of 87 demonstrators with an international arrest warrant.
As early as April 20 , at least five people and 30 others were injured in the town of Majewka in the north of the capital Bishkek in clashes with young people who wanted to bring land under their control.
In May, Bakiyev supporters fought with local Uzbeks in Jalalabat.
The unrest in southern Kyrgyzstan
On the night of June 11th, the situation in southern Kyrgyzstan escalated. The city of Osh became the scene of violent clashes between the Kyrgyz and the Uzbek minority, in which several hundred people were killed and thousands were injured. Arsonists set fire to numerous Uzbek-inhabited buildings and looted them. UN Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay reported that the first attacks were coordinated, targeted and well planned.
Members of the Uzbek minority holed up in their residential areas or fled to Uzbekistan . The government asked Russia for military aid. Russia refused, arguing that it was an internal matter.
Over the weekend, the fighting spread to Jalalabat. The Uzbek disaster ministry spoke of 75,000 border crossings by adults in the Andijon region and subsequently closed the borders. In Kyrgyzstan itself, 400,000 people were on the run. On Sunday June 13th, the government announced that it was no longer in control of the situation. She suspects ex-President Bakiyev and his family of wanting to prevent the referendum on a new constitution planned for June 27. This rejected the allegations categorically.
On the night of June 15, the situation largely calmed down. According to the Kyrgyz government, aid could be distributed.
On August 20, angry demonstrators in Osh attacked Labor Minister Aigul Riskulova. It was triggered by rumors of the forced resignation of the local mayor Melis Mirzakhmatov . The minister was able to escape with her car.
Constitutional referendum
A constitutional referendum was held on June 27, 2010 . With a majority of over 90 percent, the Kyrgyz voted in favor of a constitutional change in which the previous presidential system was to be converted into a parliamentary republic . In addition, the interim government was confirmed in office and parliamentary elections were set for October 2010 .
General election
The parliamentary election took place on October 10, 2010, which was made necessary by the constitutional referendum in June. The result suggests a coalition government that will replace the transitional government.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ FAZ: The poor mountain country
- ^ ORF: Autonomous State since the collapse of the USSR Tens of thousands of refugees
- ↑ FAZ: Fertile soil for death and violence
- ^ RIA Novosti: In the mirror of the press
- ↑ Who's Who In Kyrgyz Politics ( December 23, 2010 memento in the Internet Archive ), May 1, 2010
- ↑ CRI Online: Number of deaths increases in the Kyrgyz unrest area
- ↑ Der Standard: Power relations unclear
- ↑ EUZine: Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva meets the Kyrgyz authorities and recipients of EU humanitarian aid
- ↑ Tagensanzeiger: Kyrgyzstan is not coming to rest
- ^ A b ORF: Again protests by government opponents
- ^ Dead in protests against President Bakiyev ( Memento from April 11, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Many dead in bloody unrest in Kyrgyzstan Welt Online, April 7, 2010
- ^ Opposition stubbornly protests Focus Online, April 7, 2010
- ↑ Bakiyev sticks to power Focus Online, April 9, 2010
- ↑ ORF: Medvedev is considering sending troops ( Memento from December 8, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
- ^ Kyrgyzstan's President Bakiyev officially resigns Welt Online, April 16, 2010
- ↑ Die Welt: Red Cross - "several hundred dead" in Kyrgyzstan
- ^ Spiegel: Several dead in new unrest
- ↑ a b Frankfurter Rundschau: The violence escalates in Kyrgyzstan
- ↑ German embassy evacuates foreigners from southern Kyrgyzstan
- ^ ORF: Ammunition on board tens of thousands of refugees
- ↑ Spiegel: Russia sends troops to Kyrgyzstan
- ^ Spiegel: Many dead in unrest in Kyrgyzstan
- ↑ ORF: 700 dead in bloody unrest in Kyrgyzstan Uzbeks: 700 dead in bloody unrest in Kyrgyzstan
- ^ A vote under adverse conditions , FAZ, June 29, 2010
- ↑ Difficult coalition negotiations. In: ORF . October 11, 2010, accessed October 11, 2010 .