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Kyrgyzstan

Bakiyev has no plans to return

Deposed Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev said on Friday that Russian anger at his decision to extend the lease on a US air base was a factor in his overthrow on April 7. Speaking from the Belarussian capital Minsk, where he fled after the revolt against his rule, Bakiyev said he had no plans to go back and lead Kyrgyzstan again.