Following the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto on December 27, 2007: “In February 2008, her followers won the elections soundly. They formed a government, and [President Purvez] Musharraf stepped down peacefully. Asif Ali Zardari, Bhutto’s widower, took his place as president [on September 8, 2008].”
– George W. Bush, Decision Points, Pages 216-217