The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Timeline, Year 2005
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Event of the Year:
Oct. 13 2005 CAUCASUS. 100 die as city of Nalchik raided
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SUMMARY:
Jan. 23 UKRAINE. Yushchenko takes presidential oath
Jan. 28 RUSSIA. Beslan team accuses top officials
Jan. 30 MELBOURNE. Safin fightback ends Hewitt dream
Feb. 2 GEORGIA. 'Gas poisoning' kills PM
Feb. 24 SLOVAKIA. Bush meets Putin
Mar. 4 UKRAINE. Ex-minister 'kills self'
Mar. 24 KYRGYZSTAN. Government HQ seized. Akayev left
KYRGYZSTAN. Kyrgyzstan names new leader****p
Mar. 27 KYRGYZSTAN. Rival MPs battle for power
Apr. 20 LITHUANIA. Rice calls for change in Belarus
May. 9 MOSCOW. Leaders mourn Soviet wartime dead
GEORGIA. Bush dances after arrival
May. 10 GEORGIA. Bush: Georgia 'beacon of liberty'
May. 13 UZBEKISTAN. Troops clash with protesters
May. 14 KYRGYZSTAN. Thousands of Uzbeks fleeing
May. 15 UZBEKISTAN. Relatives search for bodies
May. 15 WA****NGTON. Russians cited in oil-for-food probe
May. 16 UZBEKISTAN. Toll rises as unrest spreads
May. 17 UZBEKISTAN. Opposition says 745 died
May. 18 UZBEKISTAN. Foreign envoys visit town of Andijan
****TUGAL. CSKA seal Uefa Cup triumph over S****ting
WA****NGTON. U.S. presses for Uzbek probe
May. 18 UZBEKISTAN. Troops retake rebel town
May. 19 UZBEKISTAN. President Karimov rejects deaths probe
May. 20 UZBEKISTAN. Pressure grows for inquiry
May. 25 AZERBAIJAN. Giant Caspian oil pipeline opens
May. 31 MOSCOW. Khodorkovsky jailed for 9 years
Jul. 30 UZBEKISTAN. US asked to leave air base
Aug. 6 RUSSIA. Rescuers lifting disabled sub
Aug. 6 RUSSIA. Trapped sub surfaces, crew safe
Aug. 12 RUSSIA. Russia marks Kursk five years on
Aug. 17 RUSSIA. Russian-Chinese war games begin
Sep. 8 UKRAINE. Yushchenko fires government
Oct. 13 CAUCASUS. 100 die as city of Nalchik raided
Nov. 6 AZERBAIJAN. Ruling party 'wins' polls
Nov. 14 UZBEKISTAN. Andijan suspects given jail terms
Nov. 26 AZERBAIJAN. Police break up mass rally
Dec. 4 KAZAKHSTAN. Massive victory for President Nazarbayev
Dec. 23 AZERBAIJAN. Plane crash along Caspian shore kills 23
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Jan. 23
UKRAINE. Yushchenko takes presidential oath
Viktor Yushchenko is placing his hand on a copy of the constitution and
a Bible in the Ukraine parliament
Jan. 28
RUSSIA. Beslan team accuses top officials
High-ranking military officials aided gunmen who seized a school,
according to the parliamentary commission:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4214853.stm
Jan. 30
MELBOURNE. Safin fightback ends Hewitt dream
Marat Safin win the Australian Open final 1-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 and end
Hewitt's dream of winning his home Grand Slam title
Feb. 2
GEORGIA. 'Gas poisoning' kills PM
Vice Premier: Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania has died of apparent "gas
poisoning" at the Tblisi home of a friend
Feb. 24
SLOVAKIA. Bush meets Putin
Bush presses Putin on democracy. They agreed that Iran and N. Korea
should not have nuclear weapons:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/02/24/bush.europe
Mar. 4
UKRAINE. Ex-minister 'kills self'
Former interior minister has been found dead on the day he was to be
questioned about the killing of a journalist
Mar. 24
KYRGYZSTAN. Government HQ seized. Akayev left
Protesters forced the country's longtime president Askar Akayev to flee
his office:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/24/kyrgyzstan
KYRGYZSTAN. Kyrgyzstan names new leader****p
Parliament has appointed opposition MP I****nbai Kadyrbekov as an
interim leader
Mar. 27
KYRGYZSTAN. Rival MPs battle for power
Rival parliaments are meeting amid rowdy scenes and confusion over who
has the right to be part of the government
Apr. 20
LITHUANIA. Rice calls for change in Belarus
US Secretary of State has described Belarus as the 'last true
dictator****p'
May. 9
MOSCOW. Leaders mourn Soviet wartime dead
U.S. President was given a seat of honor for celebrations in Red Square
marking 60 years since the Allied victory:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4528127.stm
GEORGIA. Bush dances after arrival
U.S. President arrived in the former Soviet republic of Georgia, the
fourth stop in a 5-day trip:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/05/09/bush.monday
May. 10
GEORGIA. Bush: Georgia 'beacon of liberty'
U.S. President has told a crowd of tens of thousands that Georgia is
proving that determined people can rise up
May. 13
UZBEKISTAN. Troops clash with protesters
Opposition says later 745 died in fighting that broken out after a
night in which soldiers clashed with demonstrators:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4544599.stm
May. 14
KYRGYZSTAN. Thousands of Uzbeks fleeing
Thousands are trying to flee the city of Andijan, leaving behind the
wreckage of a government building
May. 15
UZBEKISTAN. Relatives search for bodies
Anguished relatives have been searching for bodies in the city of
Andijan, where hundreds were killed by a military
May. 15
WA****NGTON. Russians cited in oil-for-food probe
A Senate re****t accuses top politicians, including advisers to Putin,
of engaging in illicit transactions with Iraq:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/15/oil.food
May. 16
UZBEKISTAN. Toll rises as unrest spreads
700 people have been killed in clashes. The unrest has spread from
Andijan to at least 3 other towns
May. 17
UZBEKISTAN. Opposition says 745 died
The Free Peasants party has compiled a list of 745 people allegedly
killed by government troops:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/05/17/uzbekistan.unrest
May. 18
UZBEKISTAN. Foreign envoys visit town of Andijan
The group of diplomats and journalists has arrived in the town to
investigate last week's violence
****TUGAL. CSKA seal Uefa Cup triumph over S****ting
Moscow club became the first Russian club to win a European final after
coming from behind, 1-3
WA****NGTON. U.S. presses for Uzbek probe
The administration called for an international investigation into last
week's violence in the city of Andijan
May. 18
UZBEKISTAN. Troops retake rebel town
Uzbek troops have retaken the town of Korasuv, where locals threw out
their leaders in a popular protest:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4561279.stm
May. 19
UZBEKISTAN. President Karimov rejects deaths probe
UN: Uzbek President has rejected requests for an international inquiry
into a bloody crackdown in the town of Andijan
May. 20
UZBEKISTAN. Pressure grows for inquiry
US, UN, EU and Nato officials have also called for an inquiry into the
events:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4568085.stm
May. 25
AZERBAIJAN. Giant Caspian oil pipeline opens
Oil is set to flow from Azerbaijan direct to the Mediterranean for the
first time after a $3.6bn pipeline opened:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4577497.stm
May. 31
MOSCOW. Khodorkovsky jailed for 9 years
Russian tycoon has been found guilty of an array of charges including
fraud and tax evasion:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/05/31/khodorkovsky
Jul. 30
UZBEKISTAN. US asked to leave air base
Uzbekistan has re****tedly given the US 6 months to move out of the base
used for operations in Afghanistan
Aug. 6
RUSSIA. Rescuers lifting disabled sub
Rescuers have snagged a mini-sub to bring the vessel and its seven-man
crew to a depth accessible to divers
Aug. 6
RUSSIA. Trapped sub surfaces, crew safe
A mini-submarine that had been trapped at the bottom of the ocean
surfaced, and all 7 crew members are alive:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/08/07/russia.sea
Aug. 12
RUSSIA. Russia marks Kursk five years on
Remembrance services are being held to mark 5 years since the loss of
the submarine
Aug. 17
RUSSIA. Russian-Chinese war games begin
Air, sea, and ground units from both countries are starting a week of
major exercises, dubbed Peace Mission 2005:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4161660.stm
Sep. 8
UKRAINE. Yushchenko fires government
President has sacked his entire 7-month-old government amid political
squabbling among its members:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/09/08/ukraine.yushchenko
Sep. 20
UZBEKISTAN. Trial suspects plead guilty
UKRAINE. Parliament no to PM choice
Oct. 13
CAUCASUS. 100 die as city of Nalchik raided
Civilians are among killed in clashes between police and gunmen in the
capital of Kabardino-Balkaria province:
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/10/13/russia.toll.ap
Nov. 6
AZERBAIJAN. Ruling party 'wins' polls
The electoral body: New Azerbaijan Party won 58%, while opposition
parties were in single figures
Nov. 14
MOSCOW. Russians held in China spy probe
UZBEKISTAN. Andijan suspects given jail terms
An court has found 15 men guilty of trying to overthrow the government,
in a case which drew international criticism:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4435054.stm
Nov. 24
BEIJING. China warns Russia of toxic slick
Nov. 26
AZERBAIJAN. Police break up mass rally
Police in Baku have used truncheons, tear gas and water cannon to
disperse a protest over the election results:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4472368.stm
WA****NGTON. US condemns Azeri rally policing
Dec. 4
KAZAKHSTAN. Massive victory for President Nazarbayev
Nursultan Nazarbayev had polled 91% of the vote, according to
preliminary results:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4498276.stm
Dec. 15
RUSSIA. Explosion at nuclear plant
Dec. 23
AZERBAIJAN. Plane crash along Caspian shore kills 23
An Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane crashed along the coast of the
Caspian Sea, killing all passengers and crew
Dec. 24
AZERBAIJAN. 23 dead recovered from air crash
Dec. 26
MOSCOW. 'No mistakes' says Beslan re****t
Dec. 27
MOSCOW. Illarionov, outspoken Putin aide, to quit
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