President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov called on the government and the society of the country to draw conclusions from the revolutions that took place in the country and not to make mistakes in the future, which led to such events. He said this on Friday in Bishkek in an address to the people on the occasion of the 13th anniversary of the April revolution.
"The most important lesson to be learned from these events in our recent history is to ensure the well-being of the people under a just government," he said. That's why, he said, the current authorities will honour the wishes of citizens "who gave their lives for their homeland and their people."
According to Zhaparov, during all the revolutionary events the Kyrgyz people were "categorically against unjust government" and sought to change the "unjust system."
"Unfortunately, the price of the April people's revolution was very high and took the lives of about 90 of our compatriots," the president recalled.
During the April 7, 2010-revolution in Kyrgyzstan, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, the second president of the republic, was overthrown. During the clashes between law enforcers and supporters of the opposition almost 90 people were killed, several hundred were wounded and injured. For security reasons, Bakiyev was forced first to leave Bishkek and then the country; he currently resides in Belarus. The April revolution brought an interim government headed by Roza Otunbayeva to power in Kyrgyzstan.
It was not the first or last extraordinary change of power in the country. The first revolution, which overthrew the first president, Askar Akayev, took place in Kyrgyzstan in March 2005. In October 2020, under pressure from mass opposition protests, President Sooronbay Jeenbekov was forced to step down.
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