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Prospects for Democracy in Central Asia

Published March 28, 2005 at 9:00 PM PST
This story was published more than 20 years ago.

Electoral revolt, such as the events in Kyrgyzstan, is unusual for former Soviet bloc countries of Central Asia. Martha Brill Olcott, a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, discusses prospects for democracy in the region.

Copyright 2005 NPR

Corrected: March 31, 2005 at 11:26 AM PST
Some listeners may have heard a version of this story that incorrectly said Kyrgyzstan borders Afghanistan. That mistake was corrected for later broadcasts.
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