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2008 in Abkhazia

  • 2008 Russo-Georgian diplomatic crisisOn the 14th of February 2008, President of Russia Vladimir Putin declared that Moscow had prepared homework in case of Kosovo's declaration of independence.
  • International recognition of Abkhazia and South OssetiaThe conflict began in the early 1990s when South Ossetia declared independence from Georgia on the 29th of May 1992. This declaration came during a war that…
  • Russo-Georgian WarOn the 1st of August 2008, an improvised explosive device detonated on a road near Tskhinvali. Five Georgian police officers were wounded in the blast that…