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Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the east. ...
in 2021.
Incumbents
Events
January to February
March to April
*28 April - Exchanges of gunfire between Kyrgyz and Tajik forces, near the Golovnoi water intake facility, reportedly injured 17 people and lead to the Kyrgyz government evacuating three villages in the southern Batken region.
*29 April
** Kyrgyz Prime Minister
Ulukbek Maripov
Ulukbek Asamidinovich Maripov ( ky, Улукбек Асамидинович (Асамидин уулу) Марипов, romanised: Uluqbek Asamidinovich (Asamidin uulu) Maripov; born 30 August 1979) is a Kyrgyz politician who served as Chairman ...
established an anti-crisis centre to monitor the situation in Bakten following clashes in the region.
** Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan agrees for a ceasefire on the conflict in Bakten.
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** Kyrgyzstan's National Security Committee claimed that Tajik troops fired mortar shells at a ]water reservoir
A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation.
Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including control ...
in Kök-Tash, Batken Region
Batken Region ( ky, Баткен облусу, Batken oblusu; russian: Баткенская область, Batkenskaya oblast) is a region ('' oblus'') of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Batken. It is bounded on the east by Osh Region, on the south, ...
, reportedly leading to one death.
May to June
* 15 May - State Committee for National Security searched the office of Kumtor Gold Company, the largest western-operated gold mine in Central Asia
Central Asia, also known as Middle Asia, is a subregion, region of Asia that stretches from the Caspian Sea in the west to western China and Mongolia in the east, and from Afghanistan and Iran in the south to Russia in the north. It includes t ...
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* 31 May - Former speaker of Kyrgyz Parliament Asylbek Jeenbekov and deputy Torobai Zupulkarov were detained for Kumtor corruption case.
* 2 June - Pervomaisky District Court of Bishkek
Bishkek ( ky, Бишкек), ), formerly Pishpek and Frunze, is the capital and largest city of Kyrgyzstan. Bishkek is also the administrative centre of the Chüy Region. The region surrounds the city, although the city itself is not part of ...
sentenced former Kyrgyz Prime Minister Omurbek Babanov for two months in pre-trial detention. Former deputy of Kyrgyz parliament Iskhak Pirmatov and Talant Uzakbaev were also placed on detention for two months.
July to August
* 3 August - Former Kyrgyz Prime Minister Temir Sariev was arrested by the State Committee for National Security following corruption charges on Kumtor Gold Mine case.
October
* 13 October - Sadyr Japarov's third government is formed.
November
*26 November - Security services in Kyrgyzstan said Friday they had detained 15 “active members” of a coup plot involving lawmakers and former officials ahead of a parliamentary vote at the weekend. The detained were part of a plan to get “1,000 aggressive young people” to protest the results of the vote, the state committee for national security said in a statement. “After the announcement of the results of the upcoming parliamentary elections…this group planned to organise mass protests in (the capital) Bishkek and subsequently to aggravate the situation, provoking clashes with the forces of law and order and further violent seizure of power,” the statement said. Security services “obtained irrefutable evidence of the criminal activity of a group of persons under the leadership of certain destructive political forces, including deputies of the (parliament) and former high-ranking officials.” Without naming the detained, the committee also said it had “found and seized firearms, ammunition and drugs” in a raid on the alleged group’s office.
See also
* Outline of Kyrgyzstan
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Kyrgyzstan:
Kyrgyzstan – sovereign country located in Central Asia. Landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan t ...
* Index of Kyrgyzstan-related articles
* List of Kyrgyzstan-related topics
* History of Kyrgyzstan
The history of the Kyrgyz people and the land now called Kyrgyzstan goes back more than 3,000 years. Although geographically isolated by its mountainous location, it had an important role as part of the historical Silk Road trade route. Turk ...
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Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the east. ...
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the east. ...
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