2020 Kyrgyz Revolution
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2020 Kyrgyzstan Protests | |||
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Date | (October 5, 2020 – present) | ||
Location | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | ||
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Injuries | 120 people |
The 2020 Kyrgyzstan protests began on Monday, October 5, 2020, gathering 5,000 people in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, against the result of the 2020 parliamentary election.[1] Protesters have allegedly attacked police officers with rocks and injured two of them.[2] Kyrgyz police have used deterrents such as teargas and water cannons to disperse large crowds.[3] On early Tuesday morning of October 6, 2020, the protesters have taken control of the Alta-Too Square in central Bishkek.[4] They also managed to seize the presidential White House and Supreme Council buildings in the capital Bishkek.[5] In addition, they freed the former President Almazbek Atambayev from prison.[6]
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References
- ^ "Thousands protest over Kyrgyzstan election result". 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020 – via BBC News.
- ^ Staff, Reuters (5 October 2020). "Kyrgyz police use teargas, water cannon to disperse protesters". Retrieved 5 October 2020 – via Reuters.
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has generic name (help) - ^ "Protests in Kyrgyzstan over alleged vote rigging". Al Jazeera English. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Демонстранты полностью контролируют площадь «Ала-Тоо»". Радио Азаттык (Кыргызская служба Радио Свободная Европа/Радио Свобода) (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-10-05.
- ^ "Protesters seize Kyrgyzstan's seat of government: Reports". The Straights Times. 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Jailbreak: Kyrgyz protesters free ex-president Atambayev, imprisoned for corruption". RT. 5 October 2020.