1989 Sukhumi riots
July 1989 · Sokhumi
Ethnic Georgians and Abkhaz clashed in Sukhumi over plans for a Georgian university branch in the city. At least 18 people died, and the violence foreshadowed the later war in Abkhazia.
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- Dissolution of the Soviet Union August 24 – December 26, 1991
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1989 Sukhumi riots
