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Almazbek Atambayev

prime minister of Kyrgyzstan
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Almazbek Atambayev served as the prime minister of Kyrgyzstan from October 2010 until September 2011. He resigned to run for president, which he won in October 2011 with over 60 percent of the vote. His presidency was marked by a transition to a new constitution and parliamentary elections that were considered a step forward for democracy in Central Asia. After his term, his ally Sooronbai Jeenbekov was elected president in 2017. Atambayev later faced corruption charges and was arrested in August 2019.12

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  1. Kyrgyzstan - Russian and Soviet rule
  2. Kurmanbek Bakiyev
  3. Kyrgyzstan - Presidencies of Almazbek Atambayev and Sooronbai Jeenbekov
  4. Kyrgyzstan - Constitutional framework

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