On August 31, 1991, Kyrgyzstan declared independence from the Soviet Union. Kyrgyzstan gained full independence in December of that year, just a day before the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since independence, Kyrgyzstan has been faced with political instability and ethnic clashes, which consumed southern portions of the country in June 2010.

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