What the records say
- When
- 2009
- Kind
- Protest
- Coordinates
- 41.69° N, 44.83° E
- Description
- political protests in Tbilisi, Georgia
Placed at the town its description names, Tbilisi.
2009 Georgian demonstrations
Political protests in Tbilisi, Georgia
In 2009, a mass rally by a coalition of opposition parties took place in Georgia against the government of President Mikheil Saakashvili. Thousands of people demonstrated, mainly in the capital, Tbilisi, starting on 9 April 2009, demanding Saakashvili's resignation. On the first day of demonstrations, up to 40,000 people gathered in Tbilisi.
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