Related Research Articles
Dominic A. LeBlanc is a Canadian lawyer and politician who has served as the Minister of Public Safety,Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs since 2023. A member of the Liberal Party,LeBlanc sits as the member of Parliament (MP) for Beauséjour,representing the New Brunswick riding in the House of Commons since 2000. He has held a number of Cabinet portfolios throughout his tenure in government.
Aleksandr Zolotinskovich Ankvab is an Abkhaz politician and businessman who was the president of Abkhazia from 29 May 2011 until his resignation on 1 June 2014. He previously served as prime minister from 2005 to 2010 and as vice-president from 2010 to 2011 during the presidency of Sergei Bagapsh. He was appointed prime minister again on 23 April 2020.
The Tulip Revolution or First Kyrgyz Revolution led to President of Kyrgyzstan Askar Akayev's fall from power. The revolution began after parliamentary elections on February 27 and March 13,2005. The revolutionaries alleged corruption and authoritarianism by Akayev,his family and supporters. Akayev fled to Kazakhstan and then to Russia. On April 4,2005,at the Kyrgyz embassy in Moscow,Akayev signed his resignation statement in the presence of a Kyrgyz parliamentary delegation. The resignation was ratified by the Kyrgyz interim parliament on April 11,2005.
Roza Isakovna Otunbayeva is a Kyrgyz diplomat and politician who served as the President of Kyrgyzstan from 7 April 2010 until 1 December 2011,becoming the first female Central Asian head of state. She was sworn in on July 3,2010,after acting as interim leader following the 2010 April Revolution,which led to the ousting of President Kurmanbek Bakiyev. She previously served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and as head of the parliamentary caucus for the Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan. She is also known in Kyrgyzstan for the persecution of human rights activist Azimzhan Askarov and the failed policy that led to the bloody events of June 2010.
Felix Sharshenbayevich Kulov is a Kyrgyz politician who served as the 9th Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan from 2005 to 2007,following the Tulip Revolution. He first served from 1 September 2005 until he resigned on 19 December 2006. President Kurmanbek Bakiyev reappointed him acting Prime Minister the same day,but parliamentary opposition meant Bakiyev's attempts to renominate Kulov in January 2007 were unsuccessful,and on 29 January the assembly's members approved a replacement.
Kurmanbek Saliyevich Bakiyev is a Kyrgyz politician who served as the second president of Kyrgyzstan,from 2005 to 2010. Large opposition protests in April 2010 led to the takeover of government offices,forcing Bakiyev to flee the country.
Muhammad Mian Soomro is a Pakistani politician,banker and senator who has also served as the federal minister for Privatization. Born to a Native Sindhi family originally linked to the Soomra dynasty,he previously served as the chairman of the Senate from 2003 to 2009,the Caretaker prime minister of Pakistan from 2007 to 2008,and the acting president of Pakistan from 18 August 2008 to 9 September 2008.
Mohammed Abdul Kabir is a senior member of the Taliban leadership who is a militant leader and,since 4 October 2021,the acting third deputy prime minister for political affairs of Afghanistan in the internationally unrecognized Taliban regime. He previously was the acting prime minister of Afghanistan from 16 April 2001 to 13 November 2001.
Almazbek Sharshen uulu Atambayev is a Kyrgyz politician who served as the President of Kyrgyzstan from 1 December 2011 to 24 November 2017. He was Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan from 17 December 2010 to 1 December 2011,and from 29 March 2007 to 28 November 2007. He served as Chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan (SDPK) from 30 July 1999 to 23 September 2011.
Azim Beishembayevich Isabekov is a Kyrgyz politician who served as the 10th Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan from 29 January until 29 March 2007.
Maithripala Senanayake was a Sri Lankan politician and Governor of the North-Central province. He first studied at St. Joseph's College,Anuradhapura then at St. John's Jaffna,where he attained a mastery in the Tamil Language and later at Nalanda College Colombo.
Early parliamentary elections were held in Kyrgyzstan on 16 December 2007. The election was called by President Kurmanbek Bakiyev after the constitutional referendum on 21 October 2007 approved a new electoral system and constitutional reform proposals,enlarging the parliament to 90 MPs and introducing party-list voting.
Bayar Sanj is a Mongolian politician who was General Secretary of the Mongolian People's Party from 22 November 2007 to 8 April 2010,and Prime Minister of Mongolia from 22 November 2007 to 29 October 2009. He announced on 26 October 2009,that he was going to resign his position as prime minister due to health reasons. He was replaced by Sükhbaataryn Batbold on 29 October 2009.
Igor Vitalyevich Chudinov is a former Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan. He was appointed to that position on 24 December 2007,following the resignation of Iskenderbek Aidaraliyev. Prior to his appointment,he was an energy and industry minister in the Kyrgyz government.
Wang Jun is a Chinese politician and former senior regional official. He was the Director of the State Administration of Work Safety between March and September 2008. He was appointed acting Governor of Shanxi province in north China in September 2008 after a botched government response to a mudslide in the province led to the resignation of then Governor Meng Xuenong. He served as Shanxi Governor until December 2012,when he was transferred to Inner Mongolia to serve as party chief there. He left active politics in August 2016.
The Cabinet of Tuvalu is the executive branch of the government of Tuvalu.
Volodymyr Borysovych Groysman,is a Ukrainian politician who was the Prime Minister of Ukraine from 14 April 2016 to 29 August 2019.
Parliamentary elections were held in Kyrgyzstan on 4 October 2020. The results showed that pro-government parties had won a supermajority of seats. The election was subsequently annulled by the Central Election Commission during the 2020 Kyrgyzstan protests.
The 2020 Kyrgyz Revolution,also known as the Third Kyrgyz Revolution or October Events,began on 5 October 2020,in response to the previous day's parliamentary election that was perceived by protestors as unfair,with allegations of vote rigging. The results of the election were annulled on 6 October 2020. On 12 October 2020,President Jeenbekov announced a state of emergency in the capital city of Bishkek,which was approved by Parliament the following day. Jeenbekov resigned on 15 October 2020.
References
- ↑ "Spokesman: Kyrgyz president accepts resignation of PM". Xinhua News Agency. 2007-11-28. Archived from the original on January 12, 2008. Retrieved 2007-12-26.
- ↑ "Kyrgyzstan appoints new prime minister". Xinhua News Agency. 2007-12-24. Archived from the original on 2009-01-10. Retrieved 2007-12-26.
- ↑ "factiva.com". Archived from the original on 2007-10-27. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
- ↑ Daniel Sershen (2007-11-29). "Kyrgyzstan: Prime Minister pushed aside as parliamentary election approaches". Eurasianet. Archived from the original on 2007-12-02. Retrieved 2007-12-26.
