Resignation of Pervez Musharraf

Date: August 18, 2008 • Location: New Delhi, India

Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf resigned under pressure from a movement to impeach him.

Pervez Musharraf was a Pakistani army general and politician who ruled Pakistan from 1999 to 2008, first as Chief Executive and then as President. He was born in Delhi, the son of a career diplomat, and rose through the ranks of the Pakistan Army to become Chief of the Army Staff in October 1998, appointed by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.