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{{Infobox_President
| name = Kurmanbek Saliyevich Bakiyev<br><small>Курманбек Салиевич Бакиев</small>
| image = Kurmanbek Bakiyev.jpg
| imagesize = 200px
| order = [[President of Kyrgyzstan]]
| primeminister = [[Medetbek Kerimkulov]]<br>[[Felix Kulov]]<br>[[Azim Isabekov]]<br>[[Almazbek Atambayev]]<br>[[Iskenderbek Aidaraliyev]]<br>[[Igor Chudinov]]
| vicepresident =
| term_start = [[25 March]] [[2005]]<br>Acting until [[15 August]] [[2005]]
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[Askar Akayev]]
| successor = [[incumbent]]
| order2 = [[Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan]]
| president2 = [[Askar Akayev]]
| deputy2 =
| term_start2 = [[21 December]] [[2000]]
| term_end2 = [[22 May]] [[2002]]
| predecessor2 = [[Amangeldy Muraliyev]]
| successor2 = [[Nikolai Tanayev]]
| president3 =
| deputy3 =
| term_start3 = [[25 March]] [[2005]]
| term_end3 = [[20 June]] [[2005]]<br>Acting until [[28 March]] [[2005]]
| predecessor3 = [[Nikolai Tanayev]]
| successor3 = [[Medetbek Kerimkulov]]
| president4 =
| deputy4 =
| term_start4 = [[10 July]] [[2005]]
| term_end4 = [[15 August]] [[2005]]
| predecessor4 = [[Medetbek Kerimkulov]]
| successor4 = [[Felix Kulov]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|08|01|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Masadan]], [[Jalal-Abad Oblasty]], [[Kyrgyz SSR]], [[Soviet Union|USSR]]
| religion = [[Sunni Muslim]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| spouse =
| party = [[Ak Zhol (Kyrgyzstan)|Ak Jol]]
}}
'''Kurmanbek Saliyevich Bakiyev''' ([[Russian language|Russian]]: Курманбек Салиевич Бакиев; born [[1 August]], [[1949]]) is the [[President of Kyrgyzstan]]. The [[Legislative Assembly of Kyrgyzstan]] of the [[Supreme Council of Kyrgyzstan]] appointed him acting President on [[24 March]], [[2005]] following the ousting, during the [[Tulip Revolution]], of President [[Askar Akayev]].
Bakiyev was the leader of the [[People's Movement of Kyrgyzstan]] before his ascendance to the presidency. He gets most of his popular support from the south of the country. In [[October 2007]] Bakiyev initiated the creation of [[Ak Zhol (Kyrgyzstan)|Ak Jol]] party, but could not lead it due to his presidency<ref>[http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/refworld/rwmain?page=updates&docid=47668de723 After years of turmoil, Kyrgyz voters go to the polls] UNHCR Refworld</ref>.
==Early life and career==
In [[1972]] Bakiyev graduated from the [[Kuybyshev Polytechnic Institute]] as an [[electrical engineering|electrical engineer]]; from 1974 to 1976 he served in the [[Soviet Army]]. By [[1979]] he was deputy chief engineer at a factory in [[Jalalabad]], and by [[1990]] had risen to factory director, when he left to begin a political career. Initially [[first secretary]] of the [[Kok-Yangak]] [[city council]], he later rose to chairman of the [[supreme soviet]] for that city, then deputy chairman for the Jalalabad region.
==Prime Minister==
In [[1995]] Bakiyev was appointed Provincial Governor of Jalalabad oblast. He later served as Governor of [[Chui]] oblast from April [[1997]] to December [[2000]] and as Prime Minister from [[December 21]], 2000, to [[May 22]], 2002, but resigned that position in the aftermath of riot police having shot and killed five anti-Akayev protesters in the southern Kyrgyz town of [[Aksy]]. In February 2005 he failed to win a seat in parliamentary elections.{{Fact|date=January 2007}}
==Tulip Revolution==
Following the events of the 2005 [[Tulip Revolution]], Bakiyev won the [[Kyrgyz presidential election, 2005|10 July ballot]] for the Presidential election with 89% of the vote with a 53% turnout.<ref name=WON>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4150084.stm Bakiev sworn in as Kyrgyz leader] BBC News</ref> This overwhelming electoral success is partly due to the political alliance with [[Felix Kulov]] who Bakiyev appointed [[Prime Minister of Kazakhstan|Prime Minister]] soon after the election. Bakiyev was inaugurated on [[14 August]] in [[Bishkek]].
==President==
Bakiyev's term in office has been marred by the slayings of several prominent people, [[prison riot]]s, economic ills and battles for control of lucrative businesses despite initial hopes.<ref name=UNREST>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4395106.stm Kyrgyz jail unrest claims lives] BBC News</ref><ref name=CORRUPTION>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4958146.stm Kyrgyz rally against corruption] BBC News</ref><ref name=SHOOTING>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4759301.stm Kyrgyz MP shot dead in Bishkek] BBC News</ref><ref name=CLASHES>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6124428.stm Clashes erupt in Kyrgyz capital] BBC News</ref> In [[2006]], Bakiyev faced a political crisis as thousands of people participated in a series of protests in Bishkek. He was accused of not following through with his promises to limit presidential power, give more authority to parliament and the prime minister, and eradicate corruption and crime. Bakiyev claimed that the opposition was plotting a coup against him.<ref name=RALLY>[http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/018658DC-8EFE-4FAF-A6C2-BD09FC487D25.htm Thousands rally against Kyrgyz leader] Al Jazeera</ref><ref name=COUP>[http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/832C87B8-C782-4E17-8B77-6224F7F59675.htm Kyrgyzstan brings coup charges] Al Jazeera</ref>
In [[April 2007]], the opposition held protests demanding Bakiyev's resignation,<ref>[http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2007/04/62ce11f8-bf73-4322-a80e-a1c45aa548bc.html "Kyrgyzstan: Protests Gain Steam Ahead Of Major Antigovernment Rally"], Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, April 9, 2007.</ref> with a large protest beginning on [[April 11]] in Bishkek. Bakiyev signed constitutional amendments to reduce his own power on [[April 10]], but the protest went ahead, with protesters saying that they would remain until he resigned.<ref>[http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/04/11/asia/AS-GEN-Kyrgyzstan-Protest.php "Kyrgyz opposition stages large rally against embattled president"], Associated Press (''International Herald Tribune''), April 11, 2007.</ref> Clashes broke out between protesters and police on [[April 19]], after which the protests ended.<ref>[http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2007/04/39d043c7-e636-4a16-a81a-afeffdbc6e0d.html "Kyrgyzstan: Overnight Violence Halts Bishkek Rallies"], Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, April 20, 2007.</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons|Kurmanbek Bakiyev}}
*{{ru icon}} [http://www.kurmanbekbakiev.kg/In.html Official Website]
*[http://www.tragicdoughnuts.com/kyrgyzstan/constitution.html Previous Constitution of Kyrgyzstan]
*[http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-03/25/content_2744310.htm Xinhua profile]
*[http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2006/10/45cb86ba-b5f9-42ca-a4d3-f0e3046d80da.html "Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan Sign Economic Cooperation Treaty"]
*[http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?l=1&id=4495 Kyrgyzstan on the Edge]
*[http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2006/11/EB685D4F-35AA-4285-8AFE-1DC834B3993C.html Kyrgyz President Replaces Renegade Regional Governor]
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