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(1916 - 1924) Part of the Soviet Union
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Period: to
KYRGYZSTAN/SOVIET UNION TO KYRGYZSTAN/NOW
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(1928-1932) Kyrgyzs forced to give up Nomadic Ways
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1930s Joseph Stalin's purges remove those he distrusts
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(1939 - 1945) Soviet factories moved to Kyrgyzstan
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(1950 - 1980) Revival of Kyrgyz culture and Islamic practices
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1972 Turan Tiger, the last of the species killed
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1985 Kyrgyz Red Book published addressing the topis of endangered species. 15% mammals & 10% birds threatened with extinction
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1990 Soviet Union begins to collapse
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1990 Askar Akaev becomes President
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1991 Government announced Kyrgyz as official language
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1991 Kyrgyzstan declares Independence
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2000 Government added Russian as a second official language
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2003 2200th Anniversary of Kyrgyz Statehood
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2005 Askar Akaev is forced from office.