BISHKEK -- Following 10 days of turbulence in Kyrgyzstan in the aftermath of a botched election, President Sooronbai Jeenbekov unexpectedly announced his resignation on Thursday.
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Kyrgyzstan's President Sooronbay Jeenbekov, shown here after a vote at an Oct. 4 parliamentary election, resigned Oct. 15. © Reuters
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