Polygamy in Kyrgyzstan
| Legal status of polygamy |
| Recognized under civil law |
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Recognized in some regions
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Eritrea2
Nigeria (BA, BO, GO, JI, KD, KA, KT, KE, NI, SO, YO, ZA)
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Foreign marriages recognized
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| Recognized under customary law |
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Nigeria (IM, KW, LA, NA, OY, PL)
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1Illegal in all forms; Muslims exempt
2Regions governed by Sharia
*In certain countries and regions, only Muslims may legally contract a polygamous marriage
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Both the practice and legal recognition of polygamy is illegal in Kyrgyzstan, though the issue has been a hot political topic for several decades. There have been numerous attempts to introduce civil polygamous marriage bills, the most recent being in 2007.[1]
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Polygamous marriage
performed |
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Polygamous marriages
performed abroad recognized
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Other countries
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