White House, Bishkek
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White House | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Soviet Modernism |
Location | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
Construction started | 1979 |
Completed | 1985 |
The White House is the presidential office building in
At present, deputies of the Supreme Council sit in the White House, and the President occupies part of the seventh floor.
The building
The building is seven storeys tall and built in
2005 riots
The Tulip Revolution refers to a series of protests that eventually overthrew the President Askar Akayev and his government. On Thursday, 24 March 2005 protests spread to Bishkek, where a large crowd of tens of thousands of people gathered in front of the White House. When security forces and pro-government provocateurs began beating a number of youthful demonstrators in the front ranks, the main crowd behind them closed ranks and a large number of the young swept past the security forces and stormed into the government headquarters. Just when a compromise appeared to have been agreed between the demonstrators and the security services, a mounted charge by government cavalry dispersed the crowd. President Akayev fled with his family by helicopter to Kazakhstan, from where he subsequently flew to Moscow.[6]
2010 revolution
In 2010, the building became the centre of the
Notes
- ^ Duma, Moscow.
- ^ a b c Mitchell 2008, p. 108
- ^ Cavendish 2006, p. 645
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- ^ Bashiri, Iraj (1998). "Bishkek". Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan: Iraj Bashiri. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
- ^ Mikosz 2005, p. 25
- ^ Saralayeva, Leila (7 April 2010). "Protesters clash with police in Kyrgyzstan". Associated Press.
- ^ Leonard, Peter (7 April 2010). "Violence erupts at Kyrgyzstan opposition rallies". Associated Press.
- ^ "Kyrgyzstan protests spread to capital, Bishkek", BBC News, 7 April 2010
- ^ a b "Mobs roam Bishkek, gunfire continues", EurasiaNet, 7 April 2010
- ^ Levy, Clifford J. (7 April 2010). "Upheaval in Kyrgyzstan as Leader Flees". The New York Times.
- ^ "Kyrgyzstan's April Uprising: Path to Change or Death in Vain? | Eurasianet". eurasianet.org. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ Temirov, Ulan (18 April 2010). "Kyrgyzstan:Bishkek fire erases government records". Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan: Eurasia Insight. Archived from the original on 28 April 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
- ^ Reuters Staff (12 February 2013). "Fugitive Kyrgyz ex-leader gets long jail term in absentia". Reuters. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
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References
- ISBN 978-0-7614-7571-2. - Total pages: 1586
- Mikosz, David (2005). "Anatomy of a Civic Uprising". Democracy at Large. 1 (3): 24–25. ISSN 1552-9606. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- Mitchell, Laurence (2008). The Bradt Travel Guide: Kyrgyzstan (2008 ed.). Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 978-1-84162-221-7. - Total pages: 320