Absamat Masaliyevich Masaliyev (

Kyrgyz Kyrgyz, Kirghiz or Kyrgyzstani may refer to: * Someone or something related to Kyrgyzstan *Kyrgyz people *Kyrgyz national games *Kyrgyz language *Kyrgyz culture *Kyrgyz cuisine *Yenisei Kirghiz *The Fuyü Gïrgïs language in Northeastern China ...

: Абсамат Масалиевич (Масалы уулу Масалиев,

romanised Romanization or romanisation, in linguistics, is the conversion of text from a different writing system to the Roman (Latin) script, or a system for doing so. Methods of romanization include transliteration, for representing written text, and ...

: Absamat Masaliyevich (Masalı uulu) Masaliyev, russian: Абсамат Масалиевич Масалиев; 10 April 1933, Alysh,

Osh oblast Osh Region ( ky, Ош облусу, translit=Osh oblusu; russian: Ошская область, Oshskaya oblast) is a region (''oblast'') of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Osh, which is not part of the region. It is bounded by (clockwise) Jalal-Abad R ...

, Kyrgyz SSR – 31 July 2004,

Bishkek Bishkek ( ky, Бишкек), ), formerly Pishpek and Frunze, is the capital and largest city of Kyrgyzstan. Bishkek is also the administrative centre of the Chüy Region. The region surrounds the city, although the city itself is not part of ...

) was the first Secretary of the Central Committee of the

Communist Party of Kirghizia The Communist Party of Kirghizia (russian: Коммунистическая партия Киргизии, translit=Kommunisticheskaya partiya Kirgizii; ky, Кыргызстан Коммунисттик партиясы, translit=Kyrgyzstan Ko ...

from November 1985 until Kyrgyz independence, and led the

Party of Communists of Kyrgyzstan The Party of Communists of Kyrgyzstan, ''Partiya Kommunistov Kirgizii'', abbr. PKK is a communist party in Kyrgyzstan, founded on 22 June 1992. It publishes the daily newspaper ''Pravda Kyrgyzstana'' (russian: Правда Кыргызст� ...

afterwards. He began studies at the Mining Technical School in southern Kirghizia in 1953. Three years later, he moved to the

Moscow Mining Institute Moscow State Mining University (''Московский государственный горный университет'' in Russia) is a Russian institute of higher education that prepares mining engineers. History Its history can be traced b ...

. He started his career as a deputy chief engineer at

Kyzyl-Kiya Kyzyl-Kyya ( ky, Кызыл-Кыя, russian: Кызыл-Кия ''Kyzyl-Kiya'') is a city in Batken Region, in southwestern Kyrgyzstan. It is a city of regional significance, not part of a district, and consists of the town proper and the villages ...

coal mine in the south of Kirghizia. In 1961 Masaliyev became an instructor at the regional branch of the Communist Party of Kirghizia in

Osh Osh (Kyrgyz: Ош, romanised Osh; uz, O‘sh/Ўш) is the second-largest city in Kyrgyzstan, located in the Fergana Valley in the south of the country and often referred to as the "capital of the south". It is the oldest city in the country (e ...

. He worked his way up the ranks until he became First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Kirghizia in November 1985. From 10 April to 10 December 1990 he served as chairman of the

Supreme Soviet The Supreme Soviet (russian: Верховный Совет, Verkhovny Sovet, Supreme Council) was the common name for the legislative bodies (parliaments) of the Soviet socialist republics (SSR) in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USS ...

of the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic.

Apas Jumagulov Apas Jumagulovich Jumagulov ( ky, Апас Жумагулович (Жумагул уулу) Жумагулов, Apas Zhumaghulovich (Zhumaghul uulu) Zhumaghulov) (born 19 September 1934) served as the Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan from 14 Decembe ...

and Absamat Masaliyev were the two original candidates for Kyrgyz Presidency on 25 October 1990, but neither could get the majority of votes, so the Supreme Soviet chose

Askar Akayev Askar Akayevich Akayev ( ky, Аскар Акаевич (Акай уулу) Акаев, translit=Askar Akayevich (Akay Uulu) Akayev ; ; born 10 November 1944) is a Kyrgyz politician who served as President of Kyrgyzstan from 1990 until being ov ...

to be the first president on 27 October 1990. Masaliyev was a candidate at 1995 presidential elections, losing to Akayev again. He held a seat in the Assembly of People's Representatives of the Supreme Council from 1995 until his death of a

heart attack A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops to the coronary artery of the heart, causing damage to the heart muscle. The most common symptom is chest pain or discomfort which m ...

in 2004.

External links

Absamat Masaliyev
at

Radio Free Europe Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is a United States government funded organization that broadcasts and reports news, information, and analysis to countries in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Caucasus, and the Middle East where it says th ...

1933 births 2004 deaths People from Osh Region First secretaries of the Communist Party of Kirghizia Members of the Assembly of People's Representatives of Kyrgyzstan Party of Communists of Kyrgyzstan politicians Heroes of the Kyrgyz Republic Tenth convocation members of the Soviet of Nationalities Eleventh convocation members of the Soviet of Nationalities Moscow State Mining University alumni {{Kyrgyzstan-politician-stub