Givi Targamadze, a former member of the Liberty Institute of Georgia and the chair of Georgian Parliamentary Committee on Defense and Security, consulted Ukrainian opposition leaders on the technique of nonviolent struggle.
On March 10, 2005, the People's Movement of Kyrgyzstan leader, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, joined protesters outside the parliament building in Bishkek.
On March 20, 2005, protesters took control of all the large cities in the southern part of the nation and demanded Akayev's resignation.
Although the opposition claimed significant gains in control of the country, it suffered internal division and lacked an obvious leader.
In 2002, Bakiyev had resigned from his position of prime minister of Kyrgyzstan after police shot and killed five peaceful demonstrators in the southern town of Asky.
Otunbayeva said, "Policemen, including high-ranking officers, took off their uniforms, changed into civilian clothes and joined our ranks.
According to The Wall Street Journal, the US government via the State Department, USAID, Radio Liberty and Freedom House provided aid to opposition protesters by funding the only opposing print-media outlet in the country.
Akayev asked these bodies to "pay particular attention to those districts where election results provoked extreme public reaction ... and tell people openly who is right and who is wrong."
On March 22, Akayev dismissed Bakirdin Subanbekov, the minister for the interior and Myktybek Abdyldayev, the general prosecutor.
Mobs were looting stores and automatic teller machines in Bishkek and buildings were set on fire.
On March 26, 2005, armed supporters of Akayev made an abortive attempt to enter Bishkek under Kenesh Dushebaev and Temirbek Akmataliev.
However, media entities accused Bakiyev of lack of transparency, failure to restore order and discrimination against Russian minorities.
[8] The appointment of Adakhan Madumarov to the fourth deputy prime minister position was unpopular because it was seen, since he was a presidential candidate, as a conflict of interest.
It united the northern and southern parts of the nation; made the election of other candidates more difficult; and helped to stabilise Uzbekistan.
A commission of citizens, public servants, bankers and non-government organisation representatives was empanelled to investigate corruption by the Akayev administration.
[8] The interim government also alleged that through violence and arrests, Akayev had disrupted peaceful political protest against his administration.
[8] Initially, Bakiyev supported the Uzbek government's stance despite calls for compassion from human rights activists.
Later, with assistance from the international community, the Kyrgyz interim administration gave legal status to Andijan refugees.
On June 11, 2005, two government security guards were beaten and coerced to give information about Bakiyev's and Deputy Prime Minister Daniyar Usenov's travel itineraries.
The parliamentarian Bayaman Erkinbayev was implicated in the violence and accused of taking illegal ownership of state property.
He had previously expressed an intent to be a presidential candidate, but was denied the right to register because of his dual citizenship (Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan).
Tynychbek Akmatbayev died during a prison riot orchestrated by the Chechnyen thief in law, Aziz Batukayev.
CIS observers also praised local authorities for showing restraint and competence in dealing with political unrest in several regions.
The New York Times reported that American funding and support, from governmental and non-governmental sources, helped to pave the way for anti-Akayev demonstrations by providing the means for printing literature.
[11] Kofi Annan said, "The secretary general is opposed to the use of violence and intimidation to resolve electoral and political disputes."