Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev28 October 1990
Non Communist Parties triumph in elections in Georgia & call for independence
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Non Communist Parties triumph in elections in Georgia & call for independence
Georgia proclaims independence from Moscow
Georgia proclaims a general strike
Troops are moved into Ossetia to reassert control over Georgia
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