In the center of Bishkek, the grand opening of the monument athlete Manas – the hero of the national epic, according to AKI. The monument was installed at the Ala-Too Square. The opening ceremony timed to the Independence Day of Kyrgyzstan (which is celebrated today, 31 August).
Attending the ceremony, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Almaz Atambayev, as reported by 24.kg, described the installation of the monument as a sign that the republic is waiting for a bright future. One day I was driving to work and saw the inscription Manas keldi ( Manas came), – the head of the government. – Now I'm pretty sure that with the advent of Manas in our country will come happiness, prosperity, unity and fraternity. We expect a bright future.
Go notes that the opening of the monument did not immediately remove the closing of its fabric. In the tape, which is connected to the blade, pulling the interim Kyrgyz President Otunbayeva, Prime Atambaev, Deputy Prime Minister Omurbek Babanov and the Speaker of Parliament Akhmatbek Keldibekov. However, pull the fabric from the first time they could not: she got caught on a protruding elements of the monument.
After some time the canvas was sleeping by a gust of wind. The Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan, reportedly saw this as divine assistance.
The monument was opened Manas in Bishkek at the place where, until recently, stood a statue of Liberty. Change it to the authorities decided to sculpture a hero on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of independence. MP Egemberdiev Ermatov said on this occasion that the Statue of Liberty in no way represents the unity of the nation, but the Manas – a hero who fought for all the years of independence of the Kirghiz.
On the anniversary of independence in the capital, was also a monument to the famous writer Chingiz Aitmatov. The cost of Manas and sculptures Aitmatov was estimated at 28 million soms (about 627,000 dollars). To cover part of the costs associated with the installation of monuments, the government organized a fundraiser.