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Did The Tulip Revolution End With Akayev Fleeing Kyrgyzstan?

šŸ’” The Answer

  • The Tulip Revolution led to President Askar Akayev's fall from power.
  • Akayev fled first to Kazakhstan and then to Russia after the revolution began.
  • His resignation was signed on 4 April 2005 at the Kyrgyz embassy in Moscow.
  • The resignation was ratified by the Kyrgyz interim parliament on 11 April 2005.
  • Akayev's flight and resignation marked the revolution's successful conclusion.

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