The party was founded on 27 June 1993 with Jypar Jeksheev as Chairman until 2000, when he was succeeded by Edilbek Sarybaev.
In 2000, the movement joined with the supporters of the barred Ar-Namys Party of former Prime Minister Felix Kulov to form an electoral alliance to contest the parliamentary elections.
The bloc elected five co-chairmen: Dr. Topchubek Turgunally (Turgunaliev), Kazat Akmatov (a Kyrgyz writer, then lawmaker), Jypar Jekshe (one of the leaders of Ashar movement), Tolon Dyikanbaev and Kadyr Matkaziev (leader of the Asaba Party).
The movement consisted of democracy-minded intellectuals, workers, and students from ethnic groups (Kyrgyz, Russian, Ukrainian, German, Jew, Uzbek, Dungan, etc.)
The movement was dispersed into several political parties after the collapse of the Soviet Union and emergence of the independent Kyrgyz Republic.