Roza Otunbayeva

Overview

Roza Otunbayeva born Frunze, USSR (now Bishkek, Kyrgizstan) August 23, 1950. Professor of Philosophy; UN Special Envoy for Abkhazia dispute 2002; Thrice Kyrgiz Foreign Minister; a leader in Tulip Revolution 2005; as interim President (2010-11) she ended ethnic violence, introduced a new constitution and elections, the start of the Arab Spring according to Vladimir Putin.

Quotations

"We have totally changed the code of behaviour in my country. . . We hope that this will be the way for years to come." (UN press conference, Nov. 22 ,2011; photo Wikipedia)