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Opposition Takes Over in Kyrgyzstan

By Robert Siegel
Published March 23, 2005 at 11:00 PM CST

The oposition seizes control of the government of Kyrgyzstan, a former Soviet republic in Central Asia. President Askar Akayev has not been seen in public and is believed to be outside the country. Robert Siegel talks with Moscow Times correspondent Greg Walters.

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Robert Siegel
Prior to his retirement, Robert Siegel was the senior host of NPR's award-winning evening newsmagazine All Things Considered. With 40 years of experience working in radio news, Siegel hosted the country's most-listened-to, afternoon-drive-time news radio program and reported on stories and happenings all over the globe, and reported from a variety of locations across Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia. He signed off in his final broadcast of All Things Considered on January 5, 2018.
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