Kurmanbek Bakiyev

Kurmanbek Bakiyev
Курманбек Бакиев
Bakiyev in 2009
2nd President of Kyrgyzstan
In office
14 August 2005 – 15 April 2010
Acting: 25 March 2005 – 14 August 2005
Prime Minister
Preceded byIshenbai Kadyrbekov (acting)
Succeeded byRoza Otunbayeva
7th Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan
In office
10 July 2005 – 15 August 2005
President
Preceded byMedetbek Kerimkulov (acting)
Succeeded byFelix Kulov
In office
28 March 2005 – 20 June 2005
Acting: 25 March 2005 – 28 March 2005
PresidentAskar Akayev
Preceded byNikolai Tanayev
Succeeded byMedetbek Kerimkulov (acting)
In office
21 December 2000 – 22 May 2002
PresidentAskar Akayev
Preceded byAmangeldy Muraliyev
Succeeded byNikolai Tanayev
Personal details
Born (1949-08-01) 1 August 1949 (age 75)
Masadan, Kyrgyz SSR, USSR
Political partyAk Jol
SpouseTatyana Bakiyeva
Domestic partnerNazgul Tolomusheva
Children2
Residence(s)Minsk, Belarus
Alma materKuybyshev Polytechnic Institute

Kurmanbek Saliyevich Bakiyev (Kyrgyz: Курманбек Салиевич (Сали уулу) Бакиев, Kurmanbek Saliyevich (Sali Uulu) Bakiyev; born 1 August 1949) 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.

Bakiyev was the leader of the People's Movement of Kyrgyzstan before his ascendance to the presidency. He received most of his popular support from the south of the country. The Legislative Assembly of Kyrgyzstan of the Supreme Council of Kyrgyzstan appointed him acting president on 25 March 2005, following the ousting, during the Tulip Revolution, of President Askar Akayev. In October 2007, Bakiyev initiated the creation of Ak Jol party, but could not lead it due to his presidency.[1]

  1. ^ After years of turmoil, Kyrgyz voters go to the polls, unhcr.org/cgi-bin; accessed 7 April 2018.