Historical region of the southern Caucasus, to which correspond those that in ancient times were called Colchis and Iberia. Territorial limits have changed many times over the centuries; today the Rep. of Georgia borders to the North with Russia, to the South with Armenia and Turkey, to the West with the Black Sea and to the East with Azerbaijan. In the Middle Ages, an important cultural center flourished in the…
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Yearbook 2003 Georgia. According to Countryaah.com, Georgia Independence Day is April 9. Georgia underwent a bloody revolution during the year, when President Eduard Shevardnadze was forced to resign and the opposition took power. The upheaval followed the November parliamentary elections, which became chaotic with accusations against the government about electoral fraud. The charges were supported by foreign observers. The opposition refused to accept the official result that gave the victory…
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