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Kyrgyzstan holds parliamentary elections after the annulment of the results of the October 2020 elections due to protests.
2021-11-28

The Kyrgyzstan parliament announces that they have backed a plan to seize the country's Kumtor Gold Mine after Centerra Gold said it would take the Kyrgyzstan government to an international court.
2021-05-17

Presidential elections are held in Kyrgyzstan following last year's political unrest and the resignation of President Sooronbay Jeenbekov. Interim Prime Minister Sadyr Japarov is widely expected to win the election. The question of keeping the current parliamentary system or reintroducing a presidential system is also presented to the electorate in the form of a referendum.
2021-01-10

Opposition groups claim to be in power after seizing government buildings in the capital. President Sooronbay Jeenbekov says he is facing a coup d'état. Several provincial governors reportedly resign.
2020-10-6

Prime Minister Kubatbek Boronov, who is a close ally of the ruling President, resigns. He is replaced by Sadyr Japarov.
2020-10-6

The electoral authorities in Kyrgyzstan annul the results of the parliamentary elections following the protests.
2020-10-6

Anti-government protesters seize the presidential White House and Supreme Council buildings in the capital Bishkek.
2020-10-5

Violent protests occur in Kyrgyzstan in response to the results of yesterday's parliamentary election. Kyrgyz police use tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters.
2020-10-5

Former President Almazbek Atambayev is freed from prison by demonstrators.
2020-10-5