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Separatism in Georgia (country)

  • AbkhaziaBetween the 9th and 6th centuries BC, the territory of modern Abkhazia formed part of the ancient Kingdom of Colchis. Around the 6th century BC, Greek…
  • South OssetiaIn the 13th century, a nomadic Iranian tribe known as the Alans faced destruction from Mongol armies. Survivors fled south across the Caucasus Mountains into…
  • Russian-occupied territoriesThe 1992 battle of Bender turned the Dniester river into a blood-soaked boundary. Russian military intervention in June 1992 secured victory for separatists…