Speaking from a parliament building, Otunbayeva demanded the resignation of President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, who has fled the capital.

VOA: standard.2010.04.08

Explanations range from a fight between a Kyrgyz and Uzbek over an unpaid taxi fare to a plot by Kyrgyzstan's ousted president Kurmanbek Bakiyev to regain power.

VOA: standard.2010.06.15

Kyrgyzstan's five-day-old . provisional government is vowing to use the country's military to launch a special operation to neutralize President Kurmanbek Bakiyev if he does not resign.

VOA: standard.2010.04.12

However, his replacement, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, soon started following the fashion among regional leaders.

ECONOMIST: Kyrgyzstan

More recently, Mr Lukashenka has decided to shelter Kurmanbek Bakiyev, the overthrown authoritarian leader of Kyrgyzstan, who is loathed by Moscow.

ECONOMIST: Russia and its neighbourhood

The Kyrgyz order became effective on Friday when President Kurmanbek Bakiyev reportedly signed legislation that the parliament in Bishkek backed on Thursday, the Pentagon said.

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