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Fri 04 Apr 2010Kyrgyzstan's fortunes have ebbed and flowed in post-Soviet era
Democratic optimism has faded as poverty and corruption persist, writes MARY FITZGERALD
BORDERING KAZAKHSTAN to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east, the small, mountainous, landlocked republic of Kyrgyzstan has seen its fortunes ebb and flow since it declared independence in 1991 following the collapse of the Soviet Union.
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