Kurmanbek Saliyevich Bakiyev (born 1 August 1949) has been President of Kyrgyzstan since 2005, but was apparently removed from power on 7 April 2010. Large opposition protests in April 2010 led to the takeover of government offices amid reports that Bakiyev had fled.

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