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A national day of mourning will be held on April 10 to honor victims of the April 7 clashes, Roza Otunbaeva, a former foreign minister, said. She added she was now head of a temporary caretaker government after Prime Minister Daniyar Usenov signed a letter of resignation, according to foreign media reports.

The developments capped a day of chaotic events that began with violent clashes between antigovernment protesters and security forces and ended with the apparent ousting of the five-year government of President Kurmanbek Bakiev.

Otunbaeva said she would coordinate an interim administration for at least six months until a new constitution is drafted that would pave the way for "fair" presidential and parliamentary elections.

Kyrgyzstan's opposition says it has taken control of the government and dissolved parliament after a day of violent unrest that left at least 75 people dead and more than 1,000 wounded.