An elderly Kyrgyz man taking part in an opposition rally in Bishkek Many strategic interests in Kyrgyzstan EU reassessing Central Asian strategy The 2005 "Tulip revolution" in Kyrgyzstan raised big hopes for democratic change in Central Asia, but bloodshed and violence shook the former Soviet republic when opposition leaders led by former Foreign Minister Roza Otunbayeva seized power on Wednesday.
Opozīcija protestu dalībnieki pieprasīja valsts prezidenta atkāpšanos. ©BELGA_EPA_IGOR KOVALENKO Kirgīzijas 2005.gada „Tulpju revolūcija” viesa lielas cerības, ka Centrālāzijā notiks demokrātiskas pārmaiņas.