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{{Short description|Kyrgyzstan political youth organization}}{{Politics of Kyrgyzstan}}
'''KelKel''' is a youth movement in [[Kyrgyzstan]] that gained some prominence during the [[Tulip Revolution]] of March 2005 that culminated in the ousting of President [[Askar Akayev]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kygyzstan: Youth Leader Speaks About Opposition Organization's Intentions |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/1057723.html |access-date=2022-11-22 |website=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Khamidov |first=Alisher |date=2006 |title=Kyrgyzstan's Revolutionary Youth: Between State and Opposition |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/26999322 |journal=The SAIS Review of International Affairs |volume=26 |issue=2 |pages=85–93 |issn=1945-4716}}</ref> In [[Kyrgyz language|Kyrgyz]], KelKel means renaissance.<ref name=":0">{{Citation |last=Pelkmans |first=Mathijs |title=Notes |date=2017 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7591/j.ctt1n7qjmt.14 |work=Fragile Conviction |pages=185–194 |series=Changing Ideological Landscapes in Urban Kyrgyzstan |edition=1 |publisher=Cornell University Press |doi=10.7591/j.ctt1n7qjmt.14 |access-date=2022-11-22}}</ref>

In many of the post-communist [[revolutions]], youth groups were at the forefront of [[protests]]. The most famous of these was [[Otpor!]], the young people's movement that helped oust [[Slobodan Milošević]] in [[Serbia]]. In [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] the movement was called [[Kmara]]. In the [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] [[Orange Revolution]], the movement worked under the slogan '[[PORA]]'— "It's Time"; KelKel is based on these movements.<ref name=":0" />

In an attempt to create confusion, a rival group was formed, presumably by supporters of President Akayev. This group was also called KelKel and used the same yellow logo as the original group. The rival KelKel disappeared after the revolution of 24 March, 2005.  At present, KelKel is a registered youth organization - "KelKel: civil youth movement" - that aims to be an active but non-partisan part of civil society and a participant in public debate and strategic discussions.

==See also==
* [[Tulip Revolution]]
* [[Kyrgyz parliamentary elections, 2005]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Politics of Kyrgyzstan]]
[[Category:Nonviolent resistance movements]]
[[Category:Revolutionary movements]]

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