Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS) and others discussed the recent Kyrgyz revolution and the fall of the regime of President Askar Akaev. Protest movements in Georgia and Ukraine led up Akaev’s fall. This hearing discussed the possible implications of such civil unrest were and the prospects for consolidating Kyrgyz democracy and other places to which revolutions may spread.
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Hon. Sam Brownback
Chairman
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Hon. Christopher Smith
Co-Chairman
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Hon. Benjamin Cardin
Commissioner
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
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Zamira Sydykova
Editor
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Dr. Martha Olcott
Senior Associate
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Daniel Kimmage
Central Asia Analyst
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Yulia Savchenko
Talk Show Host
Pyramid TV, Kyrgyzstan
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