This is an essential and must-to-have reference work designed for librarians, scholars, students, for the business and policy-making community, and for anyone interested in Kyrgyzstan's contemporary history and politics. Entries cover important personalities, places, events, and institutions in Kyrgyzstan, as well as important political, economic, social and cultural issues, which dominated domestic and international politics of this Central Asia state.

1 Editor's Foreword 2 Reader's Notes 3 Acronyms and Abbreviations 4 Maps 5 Chronology 6 Introduction 7 The Dictionary 8 Appendix A: Constitution of Kyrgyzstan 9 Appendix B: Tables 10 Bibliography 11 About the Author