1993
Commonwealth
Georgia becomes a member of Russias Commonwealth of Independent States; Russia, in return, backs Shevardnadze against the Abkhaz rebels
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Abkhazia in Georgia. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Georgia becomes a member of Russias Commonwealth of Independent States; Russia, in return, backs Shevardnadze against the Abkhaz rebels
Georgia becomes a member of Russias Commonwealth of Independent States; Russia, in return, backs Shevardnadze against the Abkhaz rebels
Separatists in the northwestern province of Abkhazia take over control by war, war between Abkhaz forces and Georgians kills 10,000 and leaves the Black Sea region as a de facto independent but unrecognized state. Georgia becomes a member of Russias Commonwealth of Independent States; Russia, in return, backs Shevardnadze against the Abkhaz rebels
Abkhazia declares independence from Georgia and sets up its own Government, no other country gives recognition
Saakashvili said he is counting on US help to facedown Moscow and reassert control over Abkhazia and Southern Ossetia
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
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
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
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