Kyrgyz Unrest 2010 (23 images)

When Kurmanbek Bakiyev was ousted in April, the power vacuum set of disturbances throughout Kyrgyzstan's southern provinces, home to powerful drug trafficking networks. In June, pogroms left over 400 dead, mostly minority ethnic Uzbeks. The region seethes with resentment and anger as the government in distant Bishkek struggles to assert authority. In the north, the government's grip on power is tenuous, though Bishkek did manage to hold peaceful elections in October that saw a new, legitimate...
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When Kurmanbek Bakiyev was ousted in April, the power vacuum set of disturbances throughout Kyrgyzstan's southern provinces, home to powerful drug trafficking networks. In June, pogroms left over 400 dead, mostly minority ethnic Uzbeks. The region seethes with resentment and anger as the government in distant Bishkek struggles to assert authority. In the north, the government's grip on power is tenuous, though Bishkek did manage to hold peaceful elections in October that saw a new, legitimate government take power by the end of the year.
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