Kyrgyzstan

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  • (1916 - 1924) Part of the Soviet Union

  • Period: to

    KYRGYZSTAN/SOVIET UNION TO KYRGYZSTAN/NOW

  • (1928-1932) Kyrgyzs forced to give up Nomadic Ways

  • 1930s Joseph Stalin's purges remove those he distrusts

  • (1939 - 1945) Soviet factories moved to Kyrgyzstan

  • (1950 - 1980) Revival of Kyrgyz culture and Islamic practices

  • 1972 Turan Tiger, the last of the species killed

  • 1985 Kyrgyz Red Book published addressing the topis of endangered species. 15% mammals & 10% birds threatened with extinction

  • 1990 Soviet Union begins to collapse

  • 1990 Askar Akaev becomes President

  • 1991 Government announced Kyrgyz as official language

  • 1991 Kyrgyzstan declares Independence

  • 2000 Government added Russian as a second official language

  • 2003 2200th Anniversary of Kyrgyz Statehood

  • 2005 Askar Akaev is forced from office.