- Daniyar Usenov
Daniyar Üsönov is a Kyrgyz banker and politician, former mayor of
Bishkek . [cite journal|url=http://jamestown.org/edm/article.php?article_id=2372503|journal=Eurasia Daily Monitor|publisher=The Jamestown Foundation|volume=4|issue=190|last=Marat|first=Erica|title=Upcoming referendum sinks Kyrgyzstan deeper into crisis|date=2007-10-15 |accessdate=2007-10-18] Born in Bishkek in 1960, he graduated from the Frunze Polytechnics Institute in 1982. [cite web
title = Radio Free Europe biography
url=http://www.rferl.org/specials/kyrgyzelections/bios/Usenov.asp
accessdate = 2006-11-10 ] Following two years of military service, he worked as a mining engineer before entering politics in 1990.His political career has involved positions in the Kara-Balta city administration, Chuy Oblast state administration, and (in 1995-2000), the national Legislative Assembly. In early 1999, Usenov declared opposition to policies of then-President
Askar Akaev . His company Eridan faced numerous tax inspections that forced him declare bankruptcy. Usenov was also barred from running for parliament in early 2000. On10 May 2006 , he began serving as deputy prime minister for economic affairs. In early 2007 Usenov served as chairman of the top Kyrgyz bank Ineximbank and is involved in building a cement factory and developing numerous real estate projects in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. [cite web
last = International Crisis Group
title = Kyrgyzstan on the edge
url=http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?l=1&id=4495
date= 2006-11-09 ] [cite web|title =CIA Factbook:Kyrgyzstan|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/print/kg.html] On10 October 2007 , he was appointed by PresidentKurmanbek Bakiyev to replaceArstanbek Nogoev as mayor of Bishkek. [cite journal|url=http://jamestown.org/edm/article.php?article_id=2372503|journal=Eurasia Daily Monitor|publisher=The Jamestown Foundation|volume=4|issue=190|last=Marat|first=Erica|title=Upcoming referendum sinks Kyrgyzstan deeper into crisis|date=2007-10-15 |accessdate=2007-10-18]References
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