Government of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbay Jeenbekov Ömürbek Babanov Almazbek Atambayev Adakhan Madumarov Tilek Toktogaziev Sadyr Japarov The 2020 Kyrgyz Revolution,[a] also known as the Third Kyrgyz Revolution,[b] began on 5 October 2020, in response to the previous day's parliamentary election that was perceived by protestors as unfair, with allegations of electoral fraud.

[9] On 12 October 2020, President Jeenbekov announced a state of emergency in the capital city of Bishkek,[10] which was approved by Parliament the following day.

[22] They also managed to seize the White House and Supreme Council buildings nearby, throwing paper from windows and setting them on fire,[4] also entering the President's offices.

[24] In the meantime, opposition groups claimed to be in power after seizing government buildings in the capital, in which several provincial governors have reportedly resigned.

[4] President Sooronbay Jeenbekov said that he faced a coup d'état,[4] then he told the BBC, that he was "ready to give the responsibility to strong leaders".

[3][26] Likely due to pressure from the protest, Prime Minister Kubatbek Boronov resigned, citing parliamentary deputy Myktybek Abdyldayev as the new speaker.

Opposition parties rejected the legitimacy of Japarov's status and instead put forward their own candidate for prime minister, Tilek Toktogaziyev.

[39] Sooronbay Jeenbekov resigned as President of Kyrgyzstan in an attempt to end the political unrest, while also stating that he "Calls on Japarov and the other politicians to withdraw their supporters out of the capital of the nation and to return the people of Bishkek to peaceful lives".

[12][42][43] Despite the Kyrgyzstan Constitution stating that the speaker of the Supreme Council should succeed the role, Kanatbek Isaev refused to assume office, resulting in Japarov becoming the acting president.

"[46] On 7 October, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed that Russia is concerned by the political unrest taking place in nearby Kyrgyzstan and hoped for a swift return to stability for the former Soviet state.

[48] The European Union called on all political forces in the country to act within the framework of the constitution and to settle their disagreements peacefully.