2020 in Kyrgyzstan
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Events in the year 2020 in Kyrgyzstan.
Incumbents
- President – Sooronbay Jeenbekov (until 15 October)
- Prime Minister – Mukhammedkalyi Abylgaziev (until 15 June); Kubatbek Boronov (17 June-9 October); Sadyr Japarov (since 14 October)
Events
Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Kyrgyzstan
March
- 18 March – The first three cases of COVID-19 in the country were confirmed, after a citizen returned from Saudi Arabia according to the nation's health ministry.[1]
June
- 15 June – Prime Minister Abylgaziev resigned from his post as Prime Minister in connection with allegations against the government in a criminal case on the extension and renewal of radio frequency resources.[2]
- 17 June – The Supreme Council of Kyrgyzstan confirms former first deputy prime minister Kubatbek Boronov as the new prime minister.[3]
- 23 June – Judge Emilbek Kaipov of the Birinchi Mai District Court sentenced former President Almazbek Atambayev to 11 years and two months in prison on corruption charges. Former Prosecutor-General Indira Joldubaeva, former chief of the Hematology Center Abdukhalim Raimjanov, and Kalybek Kachkynaliev, a former adviser to the State Penitentiary Service chief, were also found guilty.[4][5]
July
- 17 July – The country announces the addition of thousands of cases and hundreds of deaths to its COVID-19 tallies, describing the corresponding pneumonia-related cases, which had not been confirmed by tests, as most likely linked to the SARS-CoV-2 virus.[6]
September
- 2 September – The number of COVID-19 cases in the country reaches past 44,000.[7]
- 11 September – The number of recoveries of COVID-19 in the country reaches past 40,000.[8]
October
- From 5 October – 2020 Kyrgyzstani protests
- 9 October – Prime Minister Kubatbek Boronov resigns.
- 15 October – President Sooronbay Jeenbekov resigns.[9]
Deaths
See also
- 2020 in Kyrgyzstan
- 2020 in Kyrgyzstani sport
References
- ^ "Coronavirus reaches Kyrgyzstan, via Saudi Arabia". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
- ^ "Премьер-министр Киргизии Абылгазиев подал в отставку". regnum.ru. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
- ^ "Kyrgyzstan's parliament confirms Boronov as prime minister". Reuters. 2020-06-17. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
- ^ "Former Kyrgyz President Atambaev Sentenced To 11 Years In Prison For Release Of Crime Boss". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. June 23, 2020.
- ^ "Kyrgyz ex-president sentenced to 11 years in prison". Reuters. 2020-06-23. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ^ "Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan to report some pneumonia cases as COVID-19". Reuters. 2020-07-17. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ^ "Kyrgyzstan's COVID-19 cases top 44,000 - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ^ "Over 40,000 COVID-19 patients recover in Kyrgyzstan - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ^ "Kyrgyzstan president Jeenbekov resigns after unrest". Reuters. Retrieved 15 October 2020.[permanent dead link]
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