{"id":385,"date":"2024-05-15T19:20:25","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T19:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abkhazeti.com\/elementskit-content\/dynamic-content-megamenu-menuitem384\/"},"modified":"2024-05-16T19:03:46","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T19:03:46","slug":"dynamic-content-megamenu-menuitem384","status":"publish","type":"elementskit_content","link":"https:\/\/www.abkhazeti.com\/ge\/elementskit-content\/dynamic-content-megamenu-menuitem384\/","title":{"rendered":"dynamic-content-megamenu-menuitem384"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Abkhazia from 1917 to 1921\r\nThe Bolshevik coup in October 1917 and the ensuing Russian Civil War forced the major national forces of South Caucasus \u2013 Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia \u2013 to unite into fragile federative structures. Abkhaz leaders created, on November 8, 1917, their own post-revolutionary body, Abkhaz People\u2019s Council (APC), but Abkhazia became embroiled into a chaos of the civil unrest. It was torn between supporters of the short-lived Mountainous Republic of the Northern Caucasus, a pro-Bolshevik faction, a pro-Turkish nobility, and a pro-Georgian Menshevik group.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>

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Abkhazia in antiquity\r\nAlong with the rest of Colchis, the territory of modern-day Abkhazia was conquered by Mithridates VI Eupator of Pontus between c. 110 and 63 BC, and then taken by the Roman commander Pompey<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>

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Abkhazia in antiquity\r\nAlong with the rest of Colchis, the territory of modern-day Abkhazia was conquered by Mithridates VI Eupator of Pontus between c. 110 and 63 BC, and then taken by the Roman commander Pompey<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>

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Post-war Abkhazia\r\nThe economic situation in the republic after war was very hard and it was aggravated by the sanctions imposed in 1994 by the CIS. During the 1990s a lot of people of all ethnicities left Abkhazia mainly for Russia. Since 1997 Russia effectively dropped these sanctions which tremendously helped republic's economy.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>

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The Prehistoric settlement in Abkhazia\r\nLower Paleolithic hunting-gathering encampments formed the first known settlements on the territory of modern-day Abkhazia. The earliest examples have been unearthed at the sites of Iashkhtva, Gumista, Kelasuri, and Ochamchire.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>

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Russian Empire<\/a><\/h5>

Abkhazia within the Russian Empire\r\nThe Russian annexation of two major Georgian kingdoms between 1801 and 1810 facilitated the empire\u2019s expansion far into the Caucasus region. During the Russo-Turkish War, 1806-1812, in 1810, a Russian force took hold of Suhum-kale and installed their prot\u00e9g\u00e9 Sefer Bey (Georgi), who agreed to incorporate Abkhazia as a vassal principality within the Russian empire.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>

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Abkhazia within the Soviet Union\r\nDespite the 1920 treaty of non-aggression signed between Bolshevik Russia and Georgia, Soviet Russia\u2019s 11th Red Army invaded Georgia on February 11 1921, and marched on Tbilisi. Almost simultaneously, 9th (Kuban) Army entered Abkhazia on February 19. Supported by the local pro-Bolshevik guerrillas, the Soviet troops took control of most of Abkhazia in a series of battles from February 23 to March 7, and proceeded into the neighbouring region of Mingrelia.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>

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The Ottoman rule\r\nIn the 1570s, the Ottoman navy occupied the Georgian fort of Tskhumi on the Abkhazian coastline, turning it into the Turkish fortress of Suhum-Kale (hence, the modern name of the city of Sokhumi).<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>

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War in Abkhazia<\/a><\/h5>

The War in Abkhazia\r\nFor more detailed account of the events, please see section: War in Abkhazia<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"author":0,"parent":0,"template":"elementor_canvas","class_list":["post-385","elementskit_content","type-elementskit_content","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abkhazeti.com\/ge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/elementskit-content\/385","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abkhazeti.com\/ge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/elementskit-content"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abkhazeti.com\/ge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/elementskit_content"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.abkhazeti.com\/ge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/elementskit-content\/385\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abkhazeti.com\/ge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}