However, the protesters soon took control of the square, and stormed the White House, forcing Askar Akayev, Kyrgyzstan's first president, to flee the country and later resign from office.
然而，抗议者很快就控制了广场，并冲进白宫迫使吉尔吉斯斯坦首任总统阿斯卡尔·阿卡耶夫逃离该国，后辞去职务。