Monday, April 12, 2010

Former Kyrgyzstan President Warns Of Violence



Fugitive Kyrgyz President Warns of Bloodshed -- New York Times

TEYIT, Kyrgyzstan — The president of this strategically important country, who was forced from the capital last week by rioting protesters, returned to public view on Monday, holding a rally with supporters and declaring that if the interim government that supplanted him seeks his arrest, “there will be blood.”

The president, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, has retreated to his ancestral stronghold here in southern Kyrgyzstan, several hours south of the capital, Bishkek. He has given interviews to journalists at his compound in recent days, but on Monday a crowd of 500 or so people gathered there for a demonstration.

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More News On Kyrgyzstan

Ousted Kyrgyz president warns of bloodshed -- Financial Times
Kyrgyzstan's deposed president gathers supporters -- Yahoo News/AP
Kyrgyz Leader Defies Rivals With Threat of Violence -- Business Week/Bloomberg
Ousted Kyrgyz President Claims Popular Support -- New York Times
Kyrgyz president says ready for negotiations, warns of further bloodshed -- Xinhuanet
Diplomatic Efforts Underway in Kyrgyzstan to Resolve Standoff -- Voice of America
Kyrgyz Interim Government Announces Appointments -- Radio Free Europe
Russia is said to have fueled unrest in Kyrgyzstan -- Washington Post
Kyrgyzstan -- Strategy Page
Kyrgyz Interim Government Has Backing of Military, US -- Voice of America
U.S. promised access to Kyrgyzstan base -- UPI
US airbase in Kyrgyzstan resumes full operations: embassy -- Yahoo News/AFP
Fuel Sales to U.S. at Issue in Kyrgyzstan -- New York Times
Kazakhstan to allow U.S. overflights -- Washington Post
FACTBOX-Key risks to watch in Kyrgystan turmoil -- Reuters
U.S. Flying Blind in Kyrgyzstan -- L. A. Times editorial

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