Little Kyrgyzstan after the collapse of the USSR was famous among the other Central Asian republics for the most liberal and democratic form of government. Independent media were issued, the real opposition acted. However, for many politicians, this has become only a convenient way to easily seize power. Since the mid-2000s, Kyrgyzstan has been shaken by revolutions and coups, as a result of which the ambitious and ambitious Almazbek Atambaev climbed to the top of power. Since 2011, he has been acting president of the republic.
How to become an oligarch thanks to translations from Kyrgyz into Russian
Atambaev Almazbek Sharshenovich was born in 1956 in the then Frunze region in the village of Strelnikovo (now Arashan). The future president’s childhood was unsweetened, for some time his mother was even offered to take a family of Belarusians to take a green-eyed Kyrgyz boy. However, where there are three, there are four, and Almazbek escaped the fate of the foster.
The only way up in those years was hard work. 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 at various organizations of the Ministry of Communications of the Kyrgyz SSR. A year later, he achieved the position of chief engineer of the road maintenance department.
A young and ambitious economist, Almazbek dreamed of breaking into power and in 1983 managed to get on the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Republic, where he served as editor and referent. In parallel, he successfully translates the books of Kyrgyz writers into Russian. For two years, Almazbek Atambayev was the deputy chairman of the district executive committee, but in 1989 he rightly reasoned that it was time to take advantage of the restructuring and realize himself in business.
Since that time, he heads the Forum research and production company. After the collapse of the USSR, a businessman buys shares of ruined enterprises for nothing. According to him, he earned this money from translating books of Kyrgyz writers.
Return to politics
Almazbek Atambayev perceived 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 house of parliament. Here the politician takes up active opposition, eventually becoming the chairman of the Reform faction. The future president of Kyrgyzstan does not leave a profitable business. Under the banner of his “Forum”, enterprises from various sectors of the economy are gathering; he has successfully attracted Chinese investors. As a result, in 2004, Forbes magazine ranked the politician among the 100 richest people in the country.
However, in 2000, his contradictions with the current executive branch went too far. Atambaev was re-elected to parliament again, but was deprived of parliamentary powers and immunity. He was charged with concealment of property and tax evasion and faced the real threat of imprisonment. To avoid an unenviable fate, Almazbek Atambayev decided to be elected as president and receive immunity from prosecution. The first attempt turned out to be blurry, he was able to gain only 6 percent of the vote.
Fiery revolutionary
In 2005, the first “great” revolution broke out in Kyrgyzstan. Crowds of demonstrators, led by millionaires hungry for power, dared the legitimate government of Askar Akayev.
The only liberal and democratic ruler in Central Asia was overthrown by people who gained power and money precisely thanks to his efforts to develop the country.
Almazbek Atambaev was at 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 Commerce, Industry and Tourism. However, a strong and independent politician Almazbek Atambayev failed to get along with the new president Bakiev and was fired.
Having become one of the leaders of the opposition, he led the movement for reforms in power and soon forced the president to make changes to the Constitution of the republic. Bakiev realized that a dangerous enemy should be kept with him, and returned him to the government, appointing him prime minister. However, Atambayev lasted less than a year at the head of the cabinet.
President of Kyrgyzstan
In 2010, the second phase of the revolution took place in Kyrgyzstan, and the eternal opposition leader returns to Olympus again. In the interim government, Almazbek Atambayev served as deputy chairman of the government, and after the adoption of the Constitution he became prime minister.
In 2011, for the third time in his life, he put forward his candidacy for the post of head of state.
The politician won a landslide victory. Since then, President Almazbek Atambayev has ruled the country without revolutions and upheavals.