This is a list of individuals and events related to Kyrgyzstan in 2024.
Incumbents PhotoPostNamePresident of KyrgyzstanSadyr JaparovPrime Minister of KyrgyzstanAkylbek Japarov(until 16 December)Prime Minister of KyrgyzstanAdylbek Kasymaliev(starting 16 December)
Events May 26 March – Former deputy customs head Raimbek Matraimov is detained in Baku, Azerbaijan, and is extradited to Bishkek. 17 May – Violence breaks out in Bishkek after mobs attack foreign nationals. 22 May – The Kyrgyz Ministry of Internal Affairs announces that ten people, six Kyrgyz nationals and four foreigners, have been detained in connection with violent riots in Bishkek the previous week. 24 May – Hundreds of international students from Pakistan and other Asian countries leave Kyrgyzstan following attacks by Kyrgyz nationalist mobs on student hostels in Bishkek earlier this month.
June 14 June – Kyrgyzstan arrests 15 alleged Islamic State supporters.
July 24 July – Kyrgyzstan and Russia sign an agreement for the cleanup of 92 locations contaminated by more than 300 million cubic meters of toxic and radioactive waste brought about by mining during the Soviet era. 30 July – Kyrgyzstan says that 94% of its border with Tajikistan has been agreed upon by officials from both countries.
August 4 August – Scientists describe Alpkarakush kyrgyzicus, a new dinosaur taxon from Kyrgyzstan and the first theropod from the Jurassic period to be discovered in Central Asia.
December 16 December – President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov announces that he has dismissed Akylbek Japarov as Prime Minister. Adylbek Kasymaliev replaces him.
Holidays
1 January – New Year's Day 7 January – Christmas 23 February – Defender of the Fatherland Day 8 March – International Women's Day 21 March – Nooruz Mairamy 7 April – Day of the People's April Revolution 10 April – Orozo Ait 1 May – International Workers' Day 5 May – Constitution Day 9 May – Great Patriotic War Against Fascism Victory Day 16 June – Kurman Ait 31 August – Independence Day 7–8 November – Days of History and Commemoration of Ancestors
Deaths
5 January – Arstanbek Abdyldayev, 55, political activist.
See also
Outline of Kyrgyzstan List of Kyrgyzstan-related topics History of Kyrgyzstan
References
External links Online calendar