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How an election kicked off a Kyrgyz crisis

The leaderless protests that brought down Kyrgyzstan's government, prime minister and president

It’s less than a fortnight since elections in Kyrgyzstan triggered mass protests. Since then the prime minister has resigned, the president too, and a man who was in prison then is now prime minister and self-declared acting president. ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Kyrgyz Editor Gulnara Kasmambet shares the view from Bishkek.

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Image: A rally in Bishkek in support of the former Kyrgyz president
Credit: EPA/IGOR KOVALENKO

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