Kurmanbek Saliyevich Bakiyev is a Kyrgyz politician who served as the second president of Kyrgyzstan, from 2005 to 2010.
21 Facts About Kurmanbek Bakiyev
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Large opposition protests in April 2010 led to the takeover of government offices, forcing Bakiyev to flee the country.
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Kurmanbek Bakiyev was the leader of the People's Movement of Kyrgyzstan before his ascendance to the presidency.
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Kurmanbek Bakiyev received most of his popular support from the south of the country.
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In October 2007, Kurmanbek Bakiyev initiated the creation of Ak Jol party, but could not lead it due to his presidency.
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Kurmanbek Bakiyev was born on 1 August 1949 in the village of Masadan in the Jalal-Abad Region of the Kirghiz SSR.
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In 1974, Kurmanbek Bakiyev served in the ranks of the Soviet Army.
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In December 2000, Kurmanbek Bakiyev was appointed prime minister of Kyrgyzstan.
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In 2006, Kurmanbek Bakiyev faced a political crisis as thousands of people participated in a series of protests in Bishkek.
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Kurmanbek Bakiyev was accused of not following through with his promises to limit presidential power, give more authority to parliament and the prime minister, and eradicate corruption and crime.
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Kurmanbek Bakiyev claimed the opposition was plotting a coup against him.
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In February 2009, while in Moscow, Kurmanbek Bakiyev announced the eviction of the US Air Base from Kyrgyzstan, following a meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, during which Russia promised a investment.
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The head of the new provisional government, Roza Otunbayeva, declared that Kurmanbek Bakiyev had not resigned and was trying to rally support.
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On 13 April 2010, Kurmanbek Bakiyev stated he would be willing to resign the presidency if his security was guaranteed.
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On 15 April 2010, at 19:00, Kurmanbek Bakiyev left Kyrgyzstan for Kazakhstan, having signed a resignation letter.
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Kurmanbek Bakiyev was accompanied by his wife Tatyana, his two sons and his Kyrgyz mistress Nazgul Tolomusheva.
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In February 2012, it was being reported that Kurmanbek Bakiyev was granted Belarusian citizenship in 2010.
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On 6 August 2019, Kurmanbek Bakiyev met with President Alexander Lukashenko in the Independence Palace to mark Kurmanbek Bakiyev's 70th birthday, which he had marked several days earlier.
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In July 2021, Kurmanbek Bakiyev was accused of corruption in the development of the Kumtor gold deposit.
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Kurmanbek Bakiyev's wife, Tatyana Vasilevna Petrova, a production engineer, is an ethnic Russian who was born in Samara and raised in what is present-day Moldova.
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From his common-law wife Bakieva Nazgul Tolomusheva Kurmanbek Bakiyev Bakiev has a son Daniyar born in 2004 and a daughter Leyla born in 2000.