Kyrgyzstan's ousted President Akayev leaves the country's embassy in Moscow.
Kyrgyzstan's ousted President Askar Akayev (C) leaves the country's embassy in Moscow April 4, 2005. Akayev formally resigned on Monday allowing the Central Asian state's new rulers to consolidate their grip on power seized in last month's coup and prepare for a new election. REUTERS/Alexander Natruskin AS/KS/PEK