A Central Asian country of incredible natural beauty and proud nomadic traditions, most of the territory of present-day Kyrgyzstan was formally annexed to the Russian Empire in 1876. The Kyrgyz staged a major revolt against the Tsarist Empire in 1916 in which almost one-sixth of the Kyrgyz population was killed. Kyrgyzstan became a Soviet republic in 1936 and achieved independence in 1991 when the USSR dissolved. Nationwide demonstrations in the spring of 2005 resulted in the ouster of President Askar AKAEV, who had run the country since 1990. Former Prime Minister Kurmanbek BAKIEV overwhelmingly won the presidential election in the summer of 2005. Over the next few years, he manipulated the parliament to accrue new powers for the presidency. In July 2009, after months of harassment against his opponents and media critics, BAKIEV won reelection in a presidential campaign that the international community deemed flawed. In April 2010, violent protests in Bishkek led to the collapse of the BAKIEV regime and his eventual flight to Minsk, Belarus. His successor, Roza OTUNBAEVA, served as transitional president until Almazbek ATAMBAEV was inaugurated in December 2011, marking the first peaceful transfer of presidential power in independent Kyrgyzstan's history. Continuing concerns include: the trajectory of democratization, endemic corruption, poor interethnic relations, border security vulnerabilities, and potential terrorist threats.
Under the 2010 Constitution, ATAMBAEV is limited to one term, which will end in 2017. Constitutional amendments passed in a referendum in December 2016 include language that transfers some presidential powers to the prime minister. Disagreement over the constitutional amendments compelled ATAMBAEV’s ruling Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan to dissolve and create a new majority coalition in the Jogorku Kengesh that excluded opposition parties critical of the amendments.
Kyrgyzstan is a parliamentary republic.
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Displaying 41 - 45 of 85Law No. 145 “On transfer of land plots”.
This Law establishes legal basis, terms and conditions of transfer of land from one category to another. Transfer of land shall be state (public) function and shall be performed in accordance with purposeful use of land in case of modification of main purposeful use. Category and type of land area shall be specified in: (a) acts of local self-government related to allocation or concession of land; (b) in land-related contracts; (c) in land cadastre documentation; and (d) in land certificates.
Ministerial Decree No. 390 validating the Regulation on testing and state registration of pesticides and agrochemicals.
This Ministerial Decree establishes the rules and modalities for registration testing of pesticides and agrochemicals and shall be used as guidelines for developers, registration authority and scientific research institutions participating in registration testing of pesticides.
Ministerial Decree No. 353 on setting up state national parks “Kara-Shoro” and “Besh-Tash”.
This Ministerial Decree, with a view of conservation of unique ecosystems and biosphere reserves, and organization of national and international recreational tourism, establishes to set up state national parks “Kara-Shoro” and “Besh-Tash” and transfer thereto forested land, shrubbery, pastures out of the stock of public land. This Ministerial Decree contains complete mapping and description of the boundaries of both national parks.
Ministerial Decree No. 458 validating the Regulation of assessment of cost of forest land for the purpose of compensation of damages in case of use of plots of forest land for purpose not related to forestry.
This Ministerial Decree establishes the modalities of land valuation with a view of establishment of the cost of forest land for the purpose of compensation of damages in case of use of plots of forest land for purpose not related to forestry and, in particular due to land expropriation, provisional land occupation or restriction of land ownership rights of forest land plots. Cadastre valuation shall be performed in relation to: (a) forest land plots without edifices, roads and vegetation; and (b) forest stand growing on a plot of forest land.
Law No. 155 amending Law No. 153 “On registration of rights to immovable property and transactions therewith”.
Article 24 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Data related to registered rights can be released from the Unified Information System on Immovable Property through Internet in accordance with the modalities set forth by the Government”.
Amends: Law No. 153 “On registration of rights to immovable property and transactions therewith”. (2007-08-09)