Kyrgyz President Ousted, Stripped of Vowels..

Kyrgyzstan stood in the aftermath of the popular uprising that abruptly forced longtime president Askar Akayev out of office last week. Kyrgyz has also demanded that Akayev must give up four 'A' from his name.
At issue is who can rightfully claim authority after the departure of Akayev, who had ruled the Central Asian republic of 5 million people since 1990. Although a seemingly more urgent question is how Kyrgyz will utilize its newly acquired vowels.

A new legislature was seated earlier this month and has continued to meet on one floor of the parliament building concerning this issue. Legislative members are opposing thoughts over the general layout of the 'new' Kyrgyz. Members are up in arms over the usage of the 'A's. The most popular notion so far has been 'KAYRAGYAZA'. Opposition states the new spelling will jeopardize legitimacy of the new government as well as attract large amount of grunge bands and mosh pits.

Another idea has been 'A.K.A. Aragy' which by dropping the Z give the country more of a 'friendly' name. Which could allow more visitors to the region. "We feel this is more of a nickname than a Country name and will give the appearance of us as other Countries buddies."

Kurmanbek Bakiyev, an opposition politician installed as acting president, said he would like to see all four 'A's placed before Kyrgyz. "I feel a marketing strategy is our best maneuver. When other countries are looking for allies, barters, or countries to allocate funding, AAAAKyrgyzstan would be the first one in the phone book."

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