Bermet Askarevna Akayeva (
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: Бермет Аскаревна Акаева; born June 3, 1972 in
Leningrad
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
) is a
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*The Fuyü Gïrgïs language in Northeastern China
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politician and former
MP. She is the daughter of ousted former
President of Kyrgyzstan
The president of Kyrgyzstan, officially the president of the Kyrgyz Republic (russian: Президент Киргизской Республики; ky, Кыргыз Республикасынын Президенти), is the head of state an ...
Askar Akayev
Askar Akayevich Akayev ( ky, Аскар Акаевич (Акай уулу) Акаев, translit=Askar Akayevich (Akay Uulu) Akayev ; ; born 10 November 1944) is a Kyrgyz politician who served as President of Kyrgyzstan from 1990 until being ov ...
. She graduated from the
Frunze physics and mathematics school in 1989, studied at the Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics,
Moscow State University from 1989 to 1992 and at the Business School of Lausanne from 1992 to 1994. After receiving her
MBA in 1994 she worked in the United Nations Compensation Commission in
Geneva as a legal assistant. In 2000, she moved to
Kyrgyzstan and became involved in business there.
Bermet Akayeva ran for Parliament during the
2005 legislative election.
Roza Otunbayeva, a leading opposition figure, was deregistered from the same district where Akayeva was running. The 'Alga, Kyrgyzstan' Party led by Akayeva was accused of numerous machinations and falsifications during the elections. After fleeing during the
Tulip Revolution
The Tulip Revolution or First Kyrgyz Revolution (russian: Тюльпановая революция; ky, Жоогазын революциясы) led to President of Kyrgyzstan Askar Akayev's fall from power. The revolution began after parliame ...
, Bermet Akayeva returned to the Parliament on April 14, 2005, meeting a protest of around 100 people. They accused her of attempting to stir up tensions within the nation. However,
Edil Baisalov
Edil Baisalov (russian: Эдиль Байсалов) is a Kyrgyz politician, civil society activist who currently serves as the Kyrgyz Republic's Ambassador to the Court of St James's. He played prominent role in the Tulip Revolution of 2005 and ...
of the Coalition for Democracy and Civil Society said her return demonstrated that she was ready to take "responsibility for numerous machinations, political as well as economic, which turned the fate of our country into a playground for the Akayev family." Bolotbek Maripov, who lost to Akayeva in a disputed parliament seat, said that her return showed courage. "I'm glad that there's at least one man in the Akayev family," he added. However, on May 16 her mandate was revoked by the Central Election Commission of Kyrgyzstan. They had undertaken an investigation into voting in Akayeva's district and ruled that the elections in the area were illegitimate.
In early August 2007, Akayeva, who had won a parliamentary mandate in by-elections in Kemin, was charged with "obstruction of justice, contempt of court, and stealing, destroying, damaging or concealing documents, stamps or seals" in connection with rioting that occurred in
Chuy Province
Chuy () is a city in the extreme east of Uruguay, in the Rocha Department, northeast of Montevideo. It lies on the border with Brazil, separated from its Brazilian sister town of Chuí only by a shared avenue that serves as the border, and by t ...
in the north of the country in April 2007.
"KYRGYZ EX-PRESIDENT’S DAUGHTER OFFICIALLY CHARGED OVER RIOTS"
, Eurasianet.org, August 3, 2007.
References
External links
Bermet Akayeva
at Radio Free Europe
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1972 births
Living people
Kyrgyzstani politicians
Moscow State University alumni
21st-century Kyrgyzstani women politicians
21st-century Kyrgyzstani politicians
Kyrgyzstani legislators
Daughters of national leaders