2022 in Kyrgyzstan
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This is a list of individuals and events related to Kyrgyzstan in 2022.
Incumbents
[edit]Photo | Post | Name |
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President of Kyrgyzstan | Sadyr Japarov | |
Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan | Akylbek Japarov |
Events
[edit]January to February
[edit]March to April
[edit]January - March
[edit]- 9 January – Health Minister Alymkadyr Beishenaliev announces that 55% of the Kyrgyzstan population has received their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.[1]
- 25 January – Millions of people are left without electricity after a major power outage affects Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan's energy ministry reports that the power outage had been triggered by an "energy imbalance" in Kazakhstan's power grid.[2]
- 27 January – Two civilians are killed while 21 more people are wounded near the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan after troops from both countries engage in a battle.[3]
- 24 February – President Sadyr Japarov signs a decree that bans the slaughtering of cattle during funerals in the country.[4]
- 25 February – The Kyrgyzstan Health Ministry announces that the country plans to purchase doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, as well as around 100,800 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.[5]
- 4 March – A Turkish citizen wanted for the assassination of journalist Hrant Dink is detained in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.[6]
- 5 March – Kyrgyzstan Foreign Minister Ruslan Kazakbayev expresses his support for any efforts to mediate a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.[7]
- 10 March – An armed incident occurs between border guards at the Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan border, killing one Tajik border guard. Following the incident, officials from the Batken Region in Kyrgyzstan and the Sughd Region in Tajikistan hold talks.[8]
- 18 March – President Sadyr Japarov signs a law to rename the town of Isfana as Razzaqov in honor of former Secretary of the Communist Party of Kirghizia Iskhak Razzakov. The law was passed by the Kyrgyzstan Parliament on March 16.[9]
- 20 March – A mine collapse in Özgön near the Osh Region kills three people.[10]
May - July
[edit]- 4 April – Centerra Gold announces that they have reached an agreement with Kyrgyzstan to hand control of the Kumtor Gold Mine to the Kyrgyz government.[11]
- 7 April – Kazakhstan will lift their COVID-19 travel restrictions at the country's borders with Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Uzbekistan.[12]
- 23 May – A mudflow hits the village of Ak-Suu, Aksy District, cutting off access to the village and trapping three cars.[13]
- 4 June – Tajikistan says that a border clash happened yesterday after Kyrgyz soldiers crossed the border close to Vorukh.[14]
- 14 June – A Tajik border guard is killed and three others are injured in a clash with Kyrgyzstan border troops.[15]
August - October
[edit]- 14 September – Two Tajik border guards are killed and two others are injured during clashes with Kyrgyz guards, who accuse Tajikistan of taking positions at a demarcated area.[16]
- 16 September – According to Kyrgyzstan, Tajik forces again open fire on its outposts and clashes occur along the border with Tajik forces using armored vehicles and mortars. Tajikistan accuses Kyrgyz forces of shelling one of its outposts and several villages.[17]
- 18 September – The death toll from the fighting between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, which began eight days ago, increases to 94. Fifty-nine of the people were killed in Kyrgyzstan, and the 35 others were killed in Tajikistan. Another 139 people are injured.[18]
Deaths
[edit]- 22 January – Emilbek Abakirov, 92, Kyrgyz politician[19]
- 25 January – Mark Tseitlin, 78, chess grandmaster[20]
- 3 February – Chorobek Baigazakov, 75, politician, deputy (1990–1995)[21]
- 12 February – Moldomusa Kongantiyev, 63, politician, minister of the interior (2008–2010)[22]
See also
[edit]- Outline of Kyrgyzstan
- Index of Kyrgyzstan-related articles
- List of Kyrgyzstan-related topics
- History of Kyrgyzstan
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ "55% of eligible population in Kyrgyzstan receive at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine". akipress.com. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
- ^ "Millions left without power after huge blackout hits Central Asia". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
- ^ "Two civilians killed as guards clash at Kyrgyz-Tajik border". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
- ^ "President of Kyrgyzstan bans slaughtering cattle during funerals". akipress.com. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
- ^ "Kyrgyzstan plans to purchase Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine". Trend.Az. 2022-02-25. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
- ^ "Turkish citizen wanted for assassination of journalist Hrant Dink detained in Bishkek". akipress.com. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
- ^ "Kyrgyzstan supports any Russia-Ukraine mediation effort: Foreign Minister". akipress.com. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
- ^ "Kyrgyzstan reports shooting on border with Tajikistan". Trend.Az. 2022-03-10. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
- ^ "Isfana town named after statesman Iskhak Razzakov". akipress.com. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
- ^ "Mine collapse kills three foreigners in Osh region". akipress.com. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
- ^ "Centerra Gold hands Kumtor mine to Kyrgyzstan, ending dispute". MINING.COM. 2022-04-04. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
- ^ Сатубалдина, Асель (2022-04-07). "Kazakhstan to Lift Restrictions at Border Checkpoints with Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Uzbekistan Next Week". The Astana Times. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
- ^ "Mudflow isolates entire village in Aksy district". akipress.com. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
- ^ "Tajikistan accuses Kyrgyzstan of provoking latest border clash". Reuters. 2022-06-04. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
- ^ "One killed in Tajik-Kyrgyz border guard clash". Reuters. 2022-06-14. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
- ^ "Two reported killed in clashes between Kyrgyz and Tajik border guards". Reuters. 2022-09-14. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
- ^ "Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan report 'heavy weapon' use in border clash". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
- ^ "Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border clashes claim nearly 100 lives". BBC News. 2022-09-19. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ^ ХАРИЗОВ, Руслан (2022-01-22). "На 92-м году жизни скончался государственный деятель Эмильбек Абакиров -". 24.kg (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-09-17.
- ^ "מרק צייטלין איננו..., אתר האיגוד הישראלי לשחמט". www.chess.org.il. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
- ^ Экономика; Политика; Общество; Президент; Парламент; Кабмин; Аналитика; Центр, Пресс; Кадры. "Ушел из жизни депутат легендарного парламента Чоробек Байгазаков". Новости Кыргызстана - КНИА «Кабар» (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-09-17.
- ^ ОСМОНАЛИЕВА, Бактыгуль (2022-02-12). "Скончался экс-глава МВД Молдомуса Конгантиев -". 24.kg (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-09-17.