Tulip Revolution

Tulip Revolution
Tulip Revolution
Part of the Colour revolutions
Date	22 March – 11 April 2005
Location	Kyrgyzstan
Caused by	Authoritarianism; Corruption; Economic crisis; Results of the 2005 parliamentary election;
Goals	Invalidation of the 2005 parliamentary election; Resignation of president Askar Akayev and prime minister Nikolai Tanayev;
Resulted in	Overthrow of president Askar Akayev and his government; Kurmanbek Bakiyev becomes acting president and acting prime minister; Assumption of power by the opposition; 2005 presidential election;
Parties
Opposition SDPK; KelKel;	Government GKNB ASOE; ; MVD Internal Troops; SOBR; ; Armed Forces;
Lead figures
	Kurmanbek Bakiyev; Roza Otunbayeva; Almazbek Atambayev; Felix Kulov Askar Akayev; Nikolai Tanayev; Ishenbai Kadyrbekov

The Tulip Revolution or First Kyrgyz Revolution (Russian: Тюльпановая революция, romanized: Tyulpanovaya revolyutsiya; Kyrgyz: Жоогазын революциясы, romanized: Zhoogazyn revolyutsiyasy) led to President of Kyrgyzstan Askar Akayev's fall from power. The revolution began after parliamentary elections on February 27 and March 13, 2005. The revolutionaries alleged corruption and authoritarianism by Akayev, his family and supporters. Akayev fled to Kazakhstan and then to Russia. On April 4, 2005, at the Kyrgyz embassy in Moscow, Akayev signed his resignation statement in the presence of a Kyrgyz parliamentary delegation. The resignation was ratified by the Kyrgyz interim parliament on April 11, 2005.