What the records say
- When
- 22 Dec 1991 – 6 Jan 1992
- Kind
- Coup
- Coordinates
- 41.72° N, 44.79° E
- Description
- military coup d'état in Georgia after the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991
1991–1992 Georgian coup d'état
Coup d'état against Georgian president Zviad Gamsakhurdia
The 1991–1992 Georgian coup d'état, also known as the Tbilisi War, or the Putsch of 1991–1992, was an internal military conflict that took place in the newly independent Republic of Georgia following the fall of the Soviet Union, from 22 December 1991 to 6 January 1992.
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- Wikidata: treaties and coupsWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Armed opposition groups launch a military coup against President of Georgia Zviad Gamsakhurdia”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Начало вооружённого переворота сил оппозиции в Тбилиси против президента Гамсахурдия”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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