Past Events
Change of Power in Kyrgyzstan
Making Sense of the Revolution
| Location: | New York City |
| Event Date: | May 6, 2005 |
| Speaker: | Edil Baisalov |
Former Kyrgyzstan president Askar Akayev’s administration collapsed on March 24, 2005, as anti-government protesters stormed the presidential palace. Since then, persistent infighting and controversial political appointments have raised doubts about the provisional government’s ability to promote civil society.
At a forum hosted by the Central Eurasia Project, Edil Baisalov, president of the Coalition for Democracy and Civil Society, Kyrgyzstan, discussed the causes and consequences of the change in power.
