August 18, 2008
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN - Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf inspects the honour of guard during the farewell ceremony at the presidency on August 18, 2008 in Islamabad, Pakistan. Musharraf resigned on August 18, bringing down the curtain on a turbulent nine years in power to avoid the first impeachment in the nuclear-armed nation's history. The key US ally, who seized power in a 1999 coup, announced the move in a lengthy televised address, rejecting the charges against him but saying he wanted to spare Pakistan a damaging battle with the ruling coalition. (Photo by Farooq Naeem/AFP/Getty Images)