Between 2003 and 2005, three CIS member states experienced a change of government in a series of colour revolutions: Eduard Shevardnadze was overthrown in Georgia; Viktor Yushchenko was elected in Ukraine; and Askar Akayev was toppled in Kyrgyzstan.
Entre os anos 2003 e 2005, tres estados membros da CEI experimentaron cambios de goberno nunha serie de revolucións de cores: Eduard Shevardnadze foi derrocado en Xeorxia; Viktor Yushchenko foi elixido en Ucraína; e, por último, Askar Akayev foi derrocado en Kirguizistán.