Roza Otunbayeva

Roza Otunbayeva [Роза Исаковна Отунбаева] (born 23 August 1950) is the head of a provisional government in Kyrgyzstan, following the series of riots which led to the ousting of President Kurmanbek Bakiyev. She is a former foreign minister and head of the parliamentary caucus for the Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan.

Quotes

 * A unique opportunity has opened up in Kyrgyzstan to deal with democracy. We started to go toward democracy, and it was interrupted. Now there is a chance to come back to democracy, and in half a year my interim government should prepare elections — open and transparent elections — and we should pass a constitution based on political agreement between the parties. We have quite a task.
 * "The Situation Is Not Easy" by Lally Weymouth in Newsweek (26 April 2010)


 * I am a fighter. I believe in the bright future of my country. I believe that the people of my country deserve a decent life, and I know that my people want to live in freedom.
 * "The Situation Is Not Easy" by Lally Weymouth in Newsweek (26 April 2010)