The White House is the state parliament building in the capital of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek . The White House became the scene of riots in 2005 ( Tulip Revolution ) and in 2010 . During the riots in 2010, a fire broke out, damaging and destroying copies of many state archives.
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Building
The building has seven floors, built in the Stalinist Art Nouveau style , with the service station (Gosplan, Duma) in Moscow as a prototype [1] . Outside it is revetted with marble [2] . In front of the building is a large bed with red flowers, representing Kyrgyz-Soviet ties [3] . In 1985, the building was built as the headquarters of the CPSU Central Committee. On the front of the building is the coat of arms of Kyrgyzstan. There used to be a coat of arms of the Kyrgyz SSR.
Tulip Revolution
The Tulip Revolution refers to a series of protests that ultimately toppled President Askar Akayev and his government. On Thursday, March 24, 2005, protests rallied to Bishkek, where tens of thousands of people gathered in front of the White House. When security forces and pro-government provocateurs began to beat several young demonstrators, the main crowd closed ranks, a large number of people rushed past the security forces and burst into the government headquarters. Later, a compromise was found between the demonstrators and security officials, state duties were established, and the cavalry dispersed the crowd. President Akayev used this moment and fled with his family to Kazakhstan by helicopter, from where he then flew to Moscow. [four]
2010 Protests
In 2010, the building became a center of unrest . On April 7, protesters in Bishkek filled Ala-Too Square . They surrounded the White House. [5] [6] The police initially used non-lethal methods - tear gas, but after two trucks tried to ram the gate, they used firearms. [7] [8] At least forty-one protesters were killed in a subsequent engagement. [9] After a wave of protests subsided, the building was taken by the interim government. As a result of the riots, it was found that the fire that swept the building destroyed the state archives and records that were posted there. This destruction is likely to complicate the persecution of former President Kurmanbek Bakiev [10] .
Notes
- ↑ Duma, Moscow
- ↑ Mitchell, 2008 , p. 108
- ↑ Cavendish, 2006 , p. 645
- ↑ Mikosz, 2005 , p. 25
- ↑ Saralayeva, Leila . Protesters clash with police in Kyrgyzstan (April 7, 2010).
- ↑ Leonard, Peter . Violence erupts at Kyrgyzstan opposition rallies (April 7, 2010).
- ↑ Kyrgyzstan protests spread to capital, Bishkek , BBC News, April 7, 2010 , < http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8606504.stm >
- ↑ Mobs roam Bishkek, gunfire continues , EurasiaNet, April 7, 2010 , < http://eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav040710c.shtml > Archived April 6, 2018 on Wayback Machine
- ↑ Levy, Clifford J .. Upheaval in Kyrgyzstan as Leader Flees , New York Times (April 7, 2010).
- ↑ Temirov, 2010 .
Literature
- Cavendish, Marshall. World and Its Peoples: The Middle East, Western Asia, and Northern Africa. - 2006. - Marshall Cavendish , 2006. - ISBN 978-0-7614-7571-2 . - Total number of pages: 1586
- Mikosz, David. Anatomy of a Civic Uprising (unknown) // Democracy at Large. - 2005. - T. 1 , No. 3 . - S. 24-25 . - ISSN 1552-9606 .
- Mitchell, Laurence. The Bradt Travel Guide: Kyrgyzstan. - 2008 .-- Bradt Travel Guides, 2008 .-- ISBN 978-1-84162-221-7 . - Total number of pages: 320
Links
- Temirov, Ulan Kyrgystan: Bishkek fire erases government records . Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan: Eurasia Insight (April 18, 2010). Date of treatment April 20, 2010. Archived on April 28, 2010.