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Tag archive for ‘Kurmanbek Bakiyev’

  • Request to Extradite Kyrgyz Officials

    According to the latest news, a number of officials under Bakiyev’s government have escaped to Kazakhstan, but now the opposition government wants to extradite them and put them on trial. The interim government also asked Kazakhstan – where Bakiyev is believed to be hiding – to extradite his son Murat Bakiyev, former prime minister Daniyar […]

  • Bakiyev Resigns

    Bakiyev Resigns

    History made in #Kyrgyzstan: Roza @otunbayeva looks at #Bakiev resignation letter faxed from #Kazakhstan, #freekg: from @Baisalov via on Twitpic. Click “read more” to see the picture.

  • Tweet

    Bakiyev willing to step down: http://m.npr.org/story/125894049 EDIT: Or was he just answering a hypothetical?