Timeline of Bishkek

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

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19th-20th centuries

• 1878 - Pishpek founded.
• 1926 - Town becomes capital of the Kirghiz Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic; Pishpek renamed "Frunze."
• 1925 - Batratskaya Pravda newspaper begins publication.
• 1938 - Botanical Garden founded.
• 1954 - Frunze Polytechnic Institute founded.
• 1974 - Vecherniy Bishkek newspaper begins publication.
• 1975 - Manas Airport begins operating.
• 1976 - Ala Archa National Park established near city.
• 1979 - Population: 552,000.
• 1984 - Ala-Too Square laid out.
• 1985 - White House built.
• 1990 - Kyrgyz Television begins broadcasting.
• 1991 - City renamed "Bishkek."
• 1992 - Dordoy Bazaar in business (approximate date).
• 1993
  • International University of Kyrgyzstan established.
  • Jumabek Ibraimov becomes mayor.
• 1995 - Boris Silayev becomes mayor.
• 1996 - International Atatürk-Alatoo University established.
• 1998
  • Felix Kulov becomes mayor.
  • "Church in Bishkek" founded.
• 1999 - The Times of Central Asia English-language newspaper begins publication.

21st century

• 2001 - Manas Air Base of the United States military established outside city.
• 2005
  • 24 March: Protest against Akayev regime.
  • Arstanbek Nogoev becomes mayor.
  • Institute for Public Policy founded.
• 2006 - Protest against Bakiyev regime.
• 2007
  • Demonstration against Bakiyev regime.
  • Daniar Usenov becomes mayor.
• 2008 - Nariman Tuleyev becomes mayor.
• 2009 - Population: 846,256.
• 2010
  • 2010 Kyrgyzstani riots.
  • Isa Omurkulov becomes mayor (approximate date).
• 2011 - TEDx Bishkek begins.

See also

• List of universities in Bishkek
• Other names of Bishkek

Further reading

Published in the 20th century

Published in the 21st century