Kurmanbek Bakiyev

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Bakiyev in April 2010

In April 2010, after bloody riots in the capital overturned the government, Bakiyev reportedly fled to the southern city of Osh. The head of the new provisional government, Roza Otunbayeva, declared that Bakiyev had not resigned and was trying to rally support. [35] When the revolt took place, Bakiyev was headed to the US for a series of meetings in Washington. [36]

On 13 April 2010, Bakiyev stated he would be willing to resign the presidency if his security was guaranteed. [37] On 15 April 2010, at 19:00, Bakiyev left Kyrgyzstan for Kazakhstan, having signed a resignation letter. [38] [39] Otunbayeva said she would press ahead to bring Bakiyev to trial. [40]

On 20 April, the Belarusian president, Alexander Lukashenko told his parliament that "Bakiyev and his family, four people in all, have been in Minsk since Monday evening, as guests...Today they are here under the protection of our state, and personally of the president." [41] [42]

On 21 April, Bakiyev held a press conference in Minsk and stated "I, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, am the legally elected president of Kyrgyzstan and recognised by the international community. I do not recognise my resignation. Nine months ago the people of Kyrgyzstan elected me their president and there is no power that can stop me. Only death can stop me", and called Otunbayeva's administration an "illegitimate gang". [43]

Parliamentary elections of 2010

Ata-Zhurt, a party campaigning for bringing Kurmanbek Bakiyev back to power, won 28 out of 120 seats in Kyrgyzstan's parliamentary elections of 2010, securing a narrow plurality over the other parties. [44] [45]

Resignation letter of Bakiyev (in Russian) Kurmanbek Bakiyev's resignation letter.jpg
Resignation letter of Bakiyev (in Russian)

Exile in Minsk

In Kyrgyzstan, Bakiev was sentenced in absentia to life in prison for involvement in the killing of protesters during the 2010 uprising. [46] The Kyrgyz government has since demanded Bakiyev's extradition, but Belarus has refused, which has been the cause of many conflicts in Kyrgyz-Belarusian relations. [47] He was accompanied by his wife Tatyana, his two sons and his Kyrgyz mistress Nazgul Tolomusheva. [48] In February 2012, it was being reported that Bakiyev was granted Belarusian citizenship in 2010. [49] In a 2017 interview with the Belarusian service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Bakiyev claimed that Medvedev and Putin, as well as US President Barack Obama were involved in the coordination of his safe departure to Minsk. [46]

In February 2019, the United States Treasury announced the return of over $4 million stolen by Bakiyev to the Kyrgyzstan's Government. [50] On 6 August 2019, Bakiyev met with President Alexander Lukashenko in the Independence Palace to mark Bakiyev's 70th birthday, which he had marked several days earlier. [51] Lukashenko presented Bakiyev with traditional flowers and symbolic gifts before meeting with him in his office where they discussed relevant issues. [52] [53] The meeting angered the Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry, which stated the next day that it "fundamentally does not meet the principles of friendship and cooperation between the two countries". [54] [55] In July 2021, Bakiyev was accused of corruption in the development of the Kumtor gold deposit. [55]

Family and private life

Bakiyev's wife, Tatyana Vasilevna Petrova (Russian: Татьяна Васильевна Бакиева), a production engineer, is an ethnic Russian who was born in Samara and raised in what is present-day Moldova. [56] [57]

During his time as president, several Bakiyev family members had prominent positions in the government, with at least five close relatives working in the upper echelons of power. His brother Janysh was head of the presidential guard. Another brother Marat was Kyrgyzstan's ambassador to Germany. Another brother, Adyl, was an adviser to Kyrgyzstan's ambassador to China. [58]

Since the overthrow, Kurmanbek's younger son, Maksim, was charged with embezzlement and abuse of power by the interim government. It is suspected that he transferred about $35 million of a $300 million loan from Russia into his private bank accounts.[ citation needed ]

Apart from Kyrgyz, he speaks Russian and Uzbek. [59]

From his common-law wife Bakieva Nazgul Tolomusheva Kurmanbek Bakiev has a son Daniyar born in 2004 and a daughter Leyla born in 2000. On January 15, 2023, Bakieva Nazgul died of heart failure. [60]

Awards

Notes

  1. Kyrgyz: Курманбек Сали уулу Бакиев

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Kurmanbek Bakiyev
Курманбек Бакиев
Kurmanbek Bakiyev 2006.jpg
Bakiyev in 2006
2nd President of Kyrgyzstan
In office
14 August 2005 15 April 2010
Acting: 25 March 2005 – 14 August 2005
Preceded by Ishenbai Kadyrbekov (acting)
Succeeded by Roza Otunbayeva
Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan
2000–2002
Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan
2005
Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan
2005
Succeeded by
Preceded by President of Kyrgyzstan
2005–2010
Succeeded by