#189: Bakiev and March 24
Rumors about Bakiev's death spread yesterday around Kyrgyzstan. Several friends and a relative called and asked if it was true. It is #1 story on the Kyrgyz blogosphere and forums. Everyone seemed to be talking about it, especially on the third anniversary of the March 24 "Revolution," when Bakiev replaced Akaev.
Russia's Vremya Novostey wrote yesterday that President is recovering from a surgery on his hip. President's press office made a big mistake. They should have just told on day one that Bakiev would be treated in Germany. The public would feel sorry about him. Instead, the public is now waiting for those rumors to be true.
As for the March 24, personally I've been referring to those events as simply the March 24 events. Not a revolution, not a coup d'etat. It was a revolt, but not a revolution. Revolutions result in fundamental changes of political, economic, or social systems. We did not have any of that. One family replaced another family. The whole system stayed the same. Here is a story from RFE/RL on this issue.
2 comments:
I love seeing all these rumors. I heard that he was shot in the hip by his son Maxim and then medivaced to Germany another one was that he is really sick with some kidney disease. I can wait to see what it actually is!
Yes, Ken, there are all at least 5 different version of the story. And, yes, one of them is that he was accidentally shot by his son who was apparently arguing with his uncle, Janysh. Anyways, we will see what happens today when he arrives at the airport.
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