- Ata-Jurt
Ata-Jurt (Fatherland) is a political party in
Kyrgyzstan . It was founded on December 9, by former Foreign Minister and United States ambassadorRoza Otunbaeva . She joined together with three opposition parliamentarians to found the party in preparation for the February 2005 parliamentary elections. However, she was personally barred from standing for office due to a recently enacted law in which candidates had to reside in the country for five years.Following the 2005
Tulip Revolution , Otunbaeva joined the interim government of Acting PresidentKurmanbek Bakiev .
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