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Kyrgyz opposition supporters gather in President Askar Akayev’s office in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Thursday, March 24, 2005. An opposition leader, Ulan Shambetov, center background, sits Akayev’s chair. Protesters stormed the presidential compound, seizing control of the main seat of state power after clashing with riot police, and President Askar Akayev reportedly resigned from office. (AP Photo/Azamat Imanaliev, AKIpress)
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A Kyrgyz opposition protester tears up a portrait of President Askar Akayev in presidential palace in Bishkek, March 24, 2005. Kyrgyzstan’s opposition looked to have seized control of the Central Asian country after days of violent protest but there was no word on the whereabouts of President Askar Akayev, the man it wants to oust. (Vladimir Pirogov/Reuters)
Kyrgyz opposition supporters gather in President Askar Akayev’s office as some of them tear up blue ribbons once used by Akayev’s supporters, in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Thursday, March 24, 2005. An opposition leader, Ulan Shambetov, center background, sits in Akayev’s chair. Protesters stormed the presidential compound in Kyrgyzstan on Thursday, seizing control of the main seat of state power after clashing with riot police, and President Askar Akayev reportedly resigned from office. (AP Photo)
An injured man lies on the pavement on a central square, after storming the government headquarters in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Thursday, March 24, 2005. Protesters stormed the presidential compound, seizing control of the main seat of state power after clashing with riot police, and President Askar Akayev reportedly resigned from office. (AP Photo/Gleb Shchelkunov, Izvestia)
Riot police take away a bleeding police officer from a central square at the government headquarters in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Thursday, March 24, 2005. Protesters stormed the presidential compound in Kyrgyzstan on Thursday, seizing control of the main seat of state power after clashing with riot police, and President Askar Akayev reportedly resigned from office. (AP Photo/Gleb Shchelkunov, Izvestia)
Protesters pursue riot police as they storm the government headquarters in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Thursday, March 24, 2005. Protesters stormed the presidential compound in Kyrgyzstan on Thursday, seizing control of the main seat of state power after clashing with riot police, and President Askar Akayev reportedly resigned from office. (AP Photo/Gleb Shchelkunov, Izvestia)
Protesters storm the government compound in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Thursday, March 24, 2005. Protesters stormed the presidential compound in Kyrgyzstan on Thursday, seizing control of the main seat of state power after clashing with riot police, and President Askar Akayev reportedly resigned from office. (AP Photo/Gleb Shchelkunov, Izvestia)
Protesters pursue a government supporter at the government headquarters in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Thursday, March 24, 2005. Protesters stormed the presidential compound in Kyrgyzstan on Thursday, seizing control of the main seat of state power after clashing with riot police, and President Askar Akayev reportedly resigned from office. (AP Photo/Gleb Shchelkunov, Izvestia)
Key opposition figure Felix Kulov, freed from jail Thursday, addresses protesters through a loudspeaker at the government headquarters in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Thursday, March 24, 2005. A former Kyrgyz vice president and interior minister, Kulov leads an opposition party and was imprisoned under President Akayev, who has reportedly resigned from office. Protesters stormed the presidential compound, seizing control of the main seat of state power after clashing with riot police. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)
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