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Turmoil in Kyrgyzstan: Power Play of Vested Interests
Ethnic and economic disparities between the Kyrgyz and Uzbek may have contributed to the recent clashes in southern Kyrgyzstan. However, a campaign by former president Kurmanbek Bakiyev and his supporters to destabilise the government of Roza Otunbayeva cannot be ruled out. The reluctance of Russia and the United States to intervene further complicated the situation. The interim government created history by bringing about constitutional reforms through a referendum, but problems remain.
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| Turmoil in Kyrgyzstan: | witnessed hostilities. In April 2010, about 80 people were killed during protests |
| Power Play of Vested Interests | against the former Bakiyev government. Prior to that, in March 2005, during the |
| Tulip Revolution, fighting brought Bakiyev | |
| of Jalal-Abad to power, forcing his prede- | |
| R G Gidadhubli | cessor Aksar Akayev to flee the country |
Ethnic and economic disparities between the Kyrgyz and Uzbek may have contributed to the recent clashes in southern Kyrgyzstan. However, a campaign by former president Kurmanbek Bakiyev and his supporters to destabilise the government of Roza Otunbayeva cannot be ruled out. The reluctance of Russia and the United States to intervene further complicated the situation. The interim government created history by bringing about constitutional reforms through a referendum, but problems remain.
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