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| Ousted Kyrgyz leader actually resigns |
| 2005-04-04 |
 Kyrgyzstan's deposed president Askar Akayev has tendered his resignation at his country's embassy in Moscow in the presence of members of the Central Asian state's parliament. Kyrgyzstan's deposed president Askar Akayev stepped down on Sunday at his country's embassy in Moscow in the presence of members of the Central Asian state's parliament. Akayev fled into exile in Russia last week after ruling his impoverished country for 14 years. Many Kyrgyz see his formal resignation as key to ensuring full legimitacy for new elections provisionally scheduled for June. Akayev signed documents on four points, he said. "One of these is that the president of the Kyrgyz Republic announces his early resignation," Akayev said at a brief news conference. "It has been decided to hold the actual ceremony of early resignation tomorrow." |
| Posted by:Fred |