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...outcome of Wednesday's uprising, which caused President Kurmanbek Bakiyev to flee to the south of the country - though he has yet to give up power. But what remains somewhat unclear is whether Russia was directly involved in the protests that prompted his ousting. On Friday, April 9, Omurbek Tekebayev, another leader of the revolutionary government, claimed that it was. In an interview with Reuters, Tekebayev said Russia had "played a role," adding, "You've seen the level of Russia's joy when they saw Bakiyev was gone. So now there is a high probability that the duration...
...This coincided with growing distress in Kyrgyzstan over the continued American presence in the country. In early March, a member of the country's influential Council of Elders, Omurbek Umetaliev, said many of Kyrgyzstan's political troubles have resulted from the fact that the country is host to two military bases - one American, the other Russian. "We believe it is unacceptable to allow the existence on this limited territory of military bases from two leading world powers, which have conflicting positions on many issues of international politics," said Umetaliev, who also heads the opposition Pensioners' Party of Kyrgyzstan. "Although...
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