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April 9 tragedy
Sign in to saveAlso known as Tbilisi massacre, Tbilisi tragedy
events in Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1989
Key facts
- Date
- 4–9 April 1989
- Location
- Tbilisi , Georgian SSR , Soviet Union
- Caused by
- Political repression Nationalist sentiment
- Goals
- Civil rights Restoration of Georgian Independence Opposition to the Abkhaz separatism
- Methods
- Protest march , picketing , street protesters, Flag waving.
- Resulted in
- First multi-party elections , end of the communist rule Restoration of Georgian independence via referendum Recognition of Georgia’s membership of the Soviet Union as an illegal occupation
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- occurrence
- Part of
- perestroika
- Country
- Georgia (country)
- Location
- Tbilisi
- Image
- April9victims.jpg
- Number of deaths
- 21
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- point in time
- 1989-04-09
- Commons category
- April 9 tragedy
Sources (3)
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Encyclopedic overview
Lead figures
Merab Kostava Zviad Gamsakhurdia Giorgi Chanturia and others
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