Kurmanbek Bakiyev
Date of Birth: 01.08.1949
Place of Birth. Education. Born in the village of Masadan in the Suzak district of the Jalalabat region. In 1978, he graduated from the Kuibyshev Polytechnic Institute with a degree in Computer Science.
Career. From 1977 - Electromechanical Engineer of Class V, Electrical Engineer of the IWC of the Maslennikov Factory in Kuibyshev.
From 1979 - Senior Mathematics Engineer, Head of the IWC of the plug factory in Kok-Yangak (Jalal-Abad).
1985-1990 - Director of the profile plant of the Ministry of Electronics Industry of the USSR in the city of Kok-Yangak.
In 1990 he became the First Secretary of the Kok-Yangak City Committee of the CPSU, Chairman of the City Council of People's Deputies of Kok-Yangak.
1991-1992 - Deputy Chairman of the Regional Council of People's Deputies of Jalalabat.
From 1992 to 1994 - Head of the State Administration of the Toguz-Torou District in the Jalalabat region.
1995-1997 - Head of the State Administration of the Jalalabat region.
1997-2000 - Head of the State Administration of the Chui region.
From December 2000 to May 2002 - Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic.
In October 2002 he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Kyrgyz Republic. In February 2003, he became a member of the central group of deputies from the Regions of Kyrgyzstan.
In 2004, he took the chair of the Central Committee of the Union of Political Forces of the People's Movement of Kyrgyzstan.
On July 10, 2005, he was elected President of the Kyrgyz Republic. This was preceded by the so-called 'Tulip Revolution'. In February - March 2005, regular parliamentary elections were held in Kyrgyzstan, which were deemed dishonest and led to public discontent, resulting in a sharp escalation of the situation in the country and the overthrow of the existing regime. The President of Kyrgyzstan Askar Akayev left the country with his family and temporarily received asylum in Russia. Power went to a heterogeneous opposition. Immediately afterward, internal disagreements and conflicts began among the victors. After a while, Askar Akayev signed a statement about his resignation as a result of negotiations with opposition representatives. In the early presidential elections, one of the opposition leaders, Bakiyev, was elected President.
On July 23, 2009, he was re-elected for a second term as President.
Overthrow and Emigration. In April 2010, ethnic conflicts erupted between Kyrgyz and Uzbeks in southern Kyrgyzstan. As a result of the unrest, Bakiyev was overthrown, and a transitional government led by Roza Otunbayeva came to power. Bakiyev fled from Kyrgyzstan to Belarus. The family of the former president was accused of inciting unrest. In June, a referendum in Kyrgyzstan was held, where citizens voted for the transition from a presidential to a parliamentary form of government.
On May 6, 2010, the General Prosecutor's Office of Kyrgyzstan made a request for Bakiyev's extradition to Belarus. The General Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Belarus decided to refuse extradition.
On February 8, 2012, information appeared in Belarusian media that Bakiyev had received Belarusian citizenship and acquired real estate on the outskirts of Minsk.
On February 12, 2013, he was found guilty in Kyrgyzstan of the crime of 'abuse of power' and sentenced in absentia to 24 years in a high-security penal colony.
On April 5, 2014, Kurmanbek Bakiyev was sentenced to 25 years in prison for the attempted murder of British businessman Sean Daley. This verdict was issued by the Pervomaisky District Court in Bishkek.
In July 2021, he was placed on the wanted list - he is accused of corruption in the development of the Kumtor gold deposit.
Family Ties. Bakiyev is married and has two children - Marat and Maxim.
29.07.2022