Regional administrators were seized by protesters, and the army and police switched sides to the opposition, leaving President Kurmanbek Bakiev with almost no support. 
Wakuu wa mikoa walikamatwa na waandamanaji, huku jeshi na polisi wakiamua kuunga mkono upande wa upinzani na kumwacha Rais Kurmanbek Bakiev akiwa karibu hana uungaji mkono kabisa.