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in the 1970s to 1980s. A protégé of the first Kyrgyz president,

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, he was given the position of governor of Talas in 1991–1992, and president of Kyrgyzaltyn, a state company that oversees Kyrgyz gold production, from 1992 to 1999. When Akaev was ousted by the

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, Sarygulov managed to secure the position of state secretary in the cabinet of president

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, formed after the 2005 election, but was forced to step down under president in May 2006. During his time in office, he also chaired an ideological committee where he proposed the adoption of "

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" as an

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Kyrgyz national ideology. In 2016, he was arrested along with eight other politicians on suspicion of attempting to seize power. According to Eurasia.net, the existence of the coup plot "has elicited much skepticism." The Kyrgyz government has alleged that he perpetrated serious fraud and embezzlement while he headed Kyrgyzaltyn."The management of this newly formed state company was given to Dastan Sarygulov, who had no previous mining experience, but who was a close associate of president Akaev's wife" .."a man frequently charged with corruption and incompetence", quotations from Handrahan (ed.) ''Gendering ethnicity: implications for democracy assistance'', Routledge, 2002, ,
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Sarygulov is an opposition politician in Kyrgyzstan.

References

*Талас облусу энциклопедия (Encyclopedia of Talas Oblast), Bishkek (1995).

("Dastan Sarygulov: 'Political differences and conflicts can not be solved by force of arms'"), interview in the ''Bishkek-Reporter'' newspaper, 19 September 2008. {{DEFAULTSORT:Sarygulov, Dastan Kyrgyzstani politicians Kyrgyzstani businesspeople Kyrgyzstani religious leaders Tengrist religious workers 1947 births Living people