Dhaka, Nov. 28 -- After staging three revolutions in two decades, one could argue that the people of Kyrgyzstan have accumulated unique knowledge of how it's done. Then again, because new problems have emerged each time, there are clearly limits to what experience can offer.

Kyrgyzstan's latest revolution began in a typical fashion. Following a parliamentary election on October 4, protesters and rioters took to the streets seeking to annul the result, triggering a full-scale political crisis. By October 6, demonstrators had occupied the White House - the government building that houses the president's office and parliament. In the following days, a peaceful power struggle unfolded. In the end, the Central Election Commission annulled the...