The parliament of Abkhazia is located on the square.

[1] In the 1920s, it was landscaped and was named Liberty Square.

During the Soviet period, the area was named after Vladimir Lenin, and a monument to Lenin stood on the pedestal near the Government House.

In 1985 a government building was built on the square which housed the Council of Ministers of Soviet Abkhazia.

In September 2008, the mayor of Sukhumi, Alias Labakhua, stated that the issue of demolishing or reconstructing the building of the Cabinet of Ministers could be resolved in the near future.