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A small Muslim shrine appears in the foreground of the Tien Shan Mountains, separating Kyrgyzstan from China. (Corbis/Buddy Mays)
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From The Post
Kyrgyz President To Resign: Interim Leaders, Akayev Set Deal (Post, April 4, 2005)

Change May Elude Kyrgyzstan: Entrenched Interests Could Blunt Effects of President's Ouster (Post, April 3, 2005)

Kyrgyz President Appears In Russia, Talks of Quitting (Post, March 30, 2005)

Kyrgyzstan Forms Makeshift Government: New Parliament Wins Support, Then Endorses Interim President in Series of Compromises (Post, March 29, 2005)

Kyrgyz Rivals Vie for Legitimacy: President's Sudden Ouster Exposes Rifts Among Opposition (Post, March 28, 2005)

Revolution, in a Couple of Hours: In Kyrgyzstan, Plans for Patient Organizing Dissolved as Protesters Unexpectedly Took Control (Post, March 27, 2005)

New Leadership Is Established In Kyrgyzstan: U.S., Russia Appear to Accept Shift (Post, March 26, 2005)

Protests Topple Kyrgyzstan's Government: Revolt Is Third in Former Soviet Republics in 16 Months (Post, March 25, 2005)

Police Quell Protest in Kyrgyzstan's Capital: New Interior Minister Threatens Use of Armed Force to Crush Opposition (Post, March 24, 2005)

Kyrgyz Leader Hints at Plot by West: President Says Revolt Led by Same Forces as in Ukraine, Georgia (Post, March 23, 2005)

Kyrgyz Protesters Seize Sites in South: Growing Anti-Government Unrest Follows Charges of Recent Electoral Fraud (Post, March 22, 2005)

Protesters in Kyrgyzstan Denounce Ballot Fraud: Police Station Burned; Offices Overrun (Post, March 21, 2005)

Kyrgyzstan Opposition Routed at Polls; Process Faulted (Post, March 15, 2005)

In Central Asia, a Revival of an Ancient Form of Rap: Art of Ad-Libbing Oral History Draws New Devotees in Post-Communist Era (Post, March 6, 2005)

Elections in Kyrgyzstan Inconclusive: Most Legislative Races Forced Into Runoffs; Monitors Fault Atmosphere (Post, March 1, 2005)

WORLD IN BRIEF (Post, Feb. 28, 2005)

Democracy Is Tested in Central Asia: Vote Could Be Crucial to Future of Kyrgyzstan's President (Post, Feb. 27, 2005)

Stranded Afghan Refugees Find a Home in Canada (Post, Aug. 22, 2004)

WORLD IN BRIEF (Post, Feb. 17, 2004)

World: In Brief (Post, April 21, 2003)

World In Brief: In Brief (Post, March 29, 2003)

World: In Brief (Post, Dec. 6, 2002)

WASHINGTON IN REVIEW (Post, Sept. 24, 2002)

U.S. Warns Of Plot by Group in W. China (Post, Aug. 29, 2002)

Difficult Times For a Key Ally In Terror War: Kyrgyzstan's Politics, Economy in Turmoil (Post, Aug. 5, 2002)

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