Xinhuanet says that the Kyrgyz ambassador to the US is claiming Akayev hasn’t resigned and is in a safe place. Well, since Kulov made the announcement, it very well could be that Akayev hasn’t technically resigned. He’s certainly not running the show any longer though.
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Unless he’s prepared and able to fight his threatened Civil War, he de facto resigned when he fled.
A lot of things have surprised me, but that would blow me out of the water.