Roza Otunbayeva

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(Newser) - The Kyrgyzstan chaos shows signs of resolution today on two fronts:

• Interim leader Roza Otunbayeva tells the AP that the lease for the critical airbase used by the US in the Afghan war will be extended by a year in July.
• Ousted President Kurmanbek Bakiyev offered to leave the country

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(Newser) - An opposition coalition proclaimed a new interim government today in Kyrgyzstan and said it would rule until elections are held in six months. It also urged the president, who has fled the capital, to resign. The new interim defense minister said the armed forces have joined the opposition and will...