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Musharraf resigns army chief role
Issue date: 11/29/07 Section: Briefly
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - The president of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf resigned as army chief Wednesday before he is to be sworn in for a second term as president Thursday.
Musharraf overthrew the elected Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in 1999 and appointed himself president in 2001.
He was re-elected to another five-year term Oct. 6 and the Supreme Court was about to overturn the vote, but Musharraf declared a state of emergency and suspended the constitution Nov. 3.
judges. After a rubber-stamp court OK'd his re-election last week, he will be sworn in Thursday to a second term as president.
Musharraf appeared to blink back tears as turned his ceremonial baton over to his hand-picked successor, Gen. Ashfaq Kayani, seen as a pro-Western moderate who wants to keep the military out of politics.
Musharraf overthrew the elected Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in 1999 and appointed himself president in 2001.
He was re-elected to another five-year term Oct. 6 and the Supreme Court was about to overturn the vote, but Musharraf declared a state of emergency and suspended the constitution Nov. 3.
judges. After a rubber-stamp court OK'd his re-election last week, he will be sworn in Thursday to a second term as president.
Musharraf appeared to blink back tears as turned his ceremonial baton over to his hand-picked successor, Gen. Ashfaq Kayani, seen as a pro-Western moderate who wants to keep the military out of politics.