Mikhail Saakashvili Biography

Saakashvili said he is counting on US help to facedown Moscow and reassert control over Abkhazia and Southern Ossetia

Saakashvili said he is counting on US help to facedown Moscow and reassert control over Abkhazia and Southern Ossetia

Saakashvili said he is counting on US help to facedown Moscow and reassert control over Abkhazia and Southern Ossetia

Leaders of Georgia and Ukraine called for an alliance that would champion democracy in the former Soviet lands

Leaders of Georgia and Ukraine called for an alliance that would champion democracy in the former Soviet lands

Leaders of Georgia and Ukraine called for an alliance that would champion democracy in the former Soviet lands

Shevardnadze fired his Government as demonstrators took to the streets and demanded changes

It was reported that the US has begun providing the former Soviet Republic of Georgia with military aid to counter terrorist threats in the Pankisi Gorge region

It was reported that the US has begun providing the former Soviet Republic of Georgia with military aid to counter terrorist threats in the Pankisi Gorge region

It was reported that the US has begun providing the former Soviet Republic of Georgia with military aid to counter terrorist threats in the Pankisi Gorge region

Mikhail Saakashvili wins 52.% of the vote over his nearest challenger, Levan Gachechiladze, who tallies 27%

Mikheil Saakashvili sworn in for second - and last - term as president of Georgia

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili signs an EU-backed ceasefire, but the document is rejected by Moscow

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili signs an EU-backed ceasefire, but the document is rejected by Moscow

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili signs an EU-backed ceasefire, but the document is rejected by Moscow

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili signs an EU-backed ceasefire, but the document is rejected by Moscow

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says ``war has started in the breakaway region of South Ossetia while Georgia accuses Russia of ``a well-planned invasion and appeals to world leaders for help. Georgia, a US ally who wants to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, accuses Russia of stoking tensions in South Ossetia and another separatist region, Abkhazia

Georgia, a US ally who wants to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, accuses Russia of stoking tensions in South Ossetia and another separatist region, Abkhazia

Georgia, a US ally who wants to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, accuses Russia of stoking tensions in South Ossetia and another separatist region, Abkhazia

A US Navy ship loaded with humanitarian aid steamed through the Dardanelles on its way to Georgia, as the Bush administration prepared to roll out a $1 billion economic aid package for the ex-Soviet republic

A US Navy ship loaded with humanitarian aid steamed through the Dardanelles on its way to Georgia, as the Bush administration prepared to roll out a $1 billion economic aid package for the ex-Soviet republic

In Georgia US Vice President Dick Cheney condemned Russia for what he called an "illegitimate, unilateral attempt" to redraw this US allys borders by force

French President Nicolas Sarkozy pressed Moscow to honor its pledge to withdraw troops from Georgia, while Russian soldiers prevented international aid convoys from visiting Georgian villages in a tense zone around the breakaway province of South Ossetia

Russia said it will station 7,600 troops in South Ossetia and in Abkhazia, announcing an imposing long-term presence less than a day after agreeing to pull forces back from areas surrounding the provinces

Russia said it will station 7,600 troops in South Ossetia and in Abkhazia, announcing an imposing long-term presence less than a day after agreeing to pull forces back from areas surrounding the provinces

Russia said it will station 7,600 troops in South Ossetia and in Abkhazia, announcing an imposing long-term presence less than a day after agreeing to pull forces back from areas surrounding the provinces

Georgias Government said intercepted mobile phone calls show that Russian tanks and troops invaded before Georgia unleashed its offensive against South Ossetia, pressing its claim that Russia was the aggressor in the war last month

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed friendship treaties with Georgias breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia and promised them the backing of Russias armed forces

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed friendship treaties with Georgias breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia and promised them the backing of Russias armed forces