Having the First Woman President of Kyrgyzstan

Rosa Otunbayeva interim leader sworn in as first female president of the republic of Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia. Otunbayeva. Power after bloody riots last April, which led to the overthrow of President Kurmanbek Bakiyev. Former foreign minister became the first woman president in the former communist countries.

Inauguration conducted after the referendum a new constitution which is the foundation of the formation of the first parliament in the region. She was inaugurated in a building used by a concert in the Soviet period in the capital Bishkek.

Constitutional Kyrgyzstan Electoral Commission says more than 90% of the vote for a referendum vote Sunday on the formation of the constitution. Last April, thousands of houses and shops were destroyed and about 400,000 people, many of the Uzbek minority, homeless.

The official figure victims of violence in Osh and Jalal-Abad, around 300, according to AP news agency. But Otunbayeva said about 2,000 people were killed in the violence. Most mentioned the riots involving ethnic Kirgis who attacked and burned the Uzbek populated areas. On Friday, the acting deputy prime minister, Omurbek Tekebayev, which plays an important role in drafting the new constitution, said he would resign from the cabinet this month to prepare for elections in October.

Resignation after Otunbayeva ask the candidates for the cabinet to resign temporarily. He said the move was the only way to guarantee the election, according to AP news agency.