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Rose Revolution
Sign in to save2003 popular uprising against corrupt leadership in Georgia
Key facts
- Date
- 3 – 23 November 2003
- Location
- Georgia
- Caused by
- Economic mismanagement Electoral fraud Political corruption Poverty State failure
- Goals
- New elections Resignation of Eduard Shevardnadze Anti-corruption reforms Reintegration of Abkhazia and South Ossetia European integration
- Methods
- Widespread demonstrations
- Resulted in
- Resignation of Eduard Shevardnadze Snap parliamentary and presidential elections called United National Movement takes power Mikheil Saakashvili sworn in as president
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Encyclopedic overview
Lead figures
Eduard Shevardnadze Aslan Abashidze
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