Almazbek Atambaev: businessman, revolutionary, president of Kyrgyzstan

Little Kyrgyzstan, after the collapse of the USSR, was famous among the other Central Asian republics as the most liberal and democratic form of government. Independent mass media were produced, real opposition operated. However, for many politicians, this has become only a convenient way to easily seize power. From the middle of the 2000s, Kyrgyzstan was shaken by revolutions and coups, as a result of which Almazbek Atambayev, an ambitious and ambitious, climbed to the summit of power. Since 2011, he has been acting president of the republic.

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Atambayev Almazbek Sharshenovich was born in 1956 in the then Frunzenskaya region in the village of Strelnikovo (now - Arashan). The childhood of the future president was unsweetened, for some time his mother even offered to take the green-eyed Kyrgyz boy to be brought up by a family of Belarusians. However, where three - there are four, and Almazbek escaped the fate of the adoptive.

The only way up to those years was to study hard. Almazbek Atambayev tried his best and achieved admission to the Moscow Institute. After graduating from the capital's university with a diploma of an engineer-economist, in 1980 he began his career in various organizations of the Ministry of Communications of the Kirghiz SSR. A year later he achieved the post of chief engineer of the road maintenance department.

A young and ambitious economist, Almazbek dreamed to break into power and in 1983 managed to get to the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the republic, where he held the position of editor and referent. In parallel, he successfully translates Kirghiz writers' books into Russian. For two years, Almazbek Atambayev was deputy chairman of the district executive committee, but in 1989 he rightly reasoned that it was time to take advantage of the fruits of perestroika and realize oneself in business.

From that time he headed the research and production company "Forum". After the collapse of the USSR, a businessman buys shares of ruined enterprises for a pittance. According to him, he earned this money by translating books of Kyrgyz writers.

Return to policy

Almazbek Atambaev regarded his business and withdrawal from politics only as a temporary strategic retreat. Having earned enough to finance his movement, he again returns to his dreams of power. In 1993, a native of the Frunze region creates his own Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan.

Two years later he successfully ran for the lower chamber of the republic's parliament. Here, the politician unfolds active opposition activities, eventually becoming chairman of the "Reform" faction. Does not leave the future president of Kyrgyzstan and profitable business. Under the banner of its "Forum" enterprises from different sectors of the economy gather, it successfully attracts Chinese investors. As a result, in 2004, Forbes magazine, the politician was included among the 100 richest people in the country.

However, in 2000, his contradictions with the current executive power went too far. Atambayev was re-elected to parliament, however he was deprived of his parliamentary powers and immunity. He was charged with concealing property and non-payment of taxes and threatened with a real threat of imprisonment. To avoid unenviable fate, Almazbek Atambayev decided to be elected to the presidency and get immunity from prosecution. The first attempt turned out to be blurry, he was able to score only 6 percent of the vote.

A fiery revolutionary

In 2005, the first "great" revolution broke out in Kyrgyzstan. Crowds of demonstrators, led by millionaires, thirsting for power, dared the legitimate government of Askar Akaev. The only liberal and democratic ruler in Central Asia was overthrown by people who achieved power and money precisely because of his efforts to develop the country.

Almazbek Atambayev was in the very center of events and took an active part in the "tulip revolution." Together with other winners, he received his portion of power and became Minister of Trade, Industry and Tourism. However, a strong and independent politician, Almazbek Atambayev, failed to get along with the new president Bakiyev and was dismissed.

Becoming one of the leaders of the opposition, he headed the movement for reforms in power and soon forced the president to change the Constitution of the republic. Bakiyev realized that he should keep a dangerous enemy, and returned him to the government, appointing him prime minister. However, Atambaev stayed at the head of the Cabinet for less than a year.

President of the Kyrgyz Republic

In 2010, the second phase of the revolution took place in Kyrgyzstan, and the eternal oppositionist again returns to Olympus. In the interim government, Almazbek Atambaev held the posts of deputy prime minister, and after the constitution became prime minister.

In 2011, he put forward his candidacy for the post of head of state for the third time in his life. The politician won a confident victory. Since then, President Almazbek Atambayev has ruled the country without revolutions and shocks.