During the 2010 riots a fire broke out and damaged portions of the building and destroyed the hard copies of many government records.

At present, deputies of the Supreme Council sit in the White House, and the President occupies part of the seventh floor.

The Tulip Revolution refers to a series of protests that eventually overthrew the President Askar Akayev and his government.

On Thursday, 24 March 2005 protests spread to Bishkek, where a large crowd of tens of thousands of people gathered in front of the White House.

Just when a compromise appeared to have been agreed between the demonstrators and the security services, a mounted charge by government cavalry dispersed the crowd.