Georgia’s Abkhaz Rebels Capture Sukhumi
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- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Government and Politics, Military History
- Subcategories: Invasions, Raids, Conquests, Sieges, Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots, Nationalism
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
- Geographical Location: Central Asia, Georgia, Republic of
- Date: September 27, 1993
Article abstract: In a development indicating the strength of nationalism in the former Soviet Union, rebels in the Abkhazian region of Georgia captured the regional capital.
Abkhaz Separatists Seize Sukhumi
Demonstrations in early 1992 by ethnic Georgian supporters of ousted Georgian president Zviad Gamsakhurdia in Abkhazia prompted the new Georgian administration to send troops to the Abkhaz capital, Sukhumi. The troops clashed with the supporters of Gamsakhurdia, known as Zviadists. Tension in Abkhazia intensified after July 23, when the Abkhaz...
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