25 March 2002 The Kyrgyz president is not aging gracefully in the eyes of his people, as the most recent unrest shows. There was a time when Kyrgyzstan was the “poster child” of democratic transition, and Kyrgyz President Askar Akaev was “Mr. Democracy,” Elizabeth Jones, the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, said just a few weeks ago. But perhaps Akaev […]
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