like tear gas, but after two trucks tried to ram down the gate live ammunition was used. Almost 90 protesters were killed in the ensuing engagement. After the protests subsided, the building was taken over by the provisional government. In the aftermath of the riots, it was determined that a fire that occurred in the building had destroyed records that were housed there. This destruction complicated the prosecution of former president Kurmanbek Bakiyev, though in 2013 he was sentenced to 24 years in absentia. Notes References - Total pages: 1586 - Total pages: 320 Government buildings completed in 1985 Houses completed in 1985 Office buildings completed in 1985 Buildings and structures in Bishkek Presidential residences Official residences in Kyrgyzstan Neoclassical architecture in Bishkek