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Post by galvez on Nov 23, 2003 0:51:56 GMT -5
I know this deviates a bit from the anthropological talk, but with the discussions on Georgians and the Caucasus, I thought I'd provide a link to the latest goings-on within Georgia, which is experiencing political turmoil: story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=5&u=/ap/20031122/ap_on_re_eu/georgia_protests_36Excerpt: "TBILISI, Georgia - The opposition seized Georgia's parliament Saturday, chasing out President Eduard Shevarnadze and declaring an interim government as tens of thousands of supporters throng the streets of the capital. Shevardnadze, backed by his head of police, declared a state of emergency." Apparently, opposition parties are angry over alleged voter fraud in a recent election. They are unhappy with the current President.
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Post by LuvSpune on Nov 26, 2003 0:16:05 GMT -5
hes gone now
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Post by AWAR on Nov 26, 2003 4:36:10 GMT -5
A member of the Serbian group OTPOR (which used to act as resistance to Milosevic's regime) is some sort of an advisor for the Georgian protesters. I wonder how he got there....
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Post by galvez on Nov 26, 2003 14:31:33 GMT -5
The fact that Bush is sending a delegation to Georgia and wishes the transition government the best indicates a tacit acknowledgement of the corruption of the previous rulers of Georgia. The interim President, a female, is Nino Burdzhanadze. The interim government plans to hold a corruption-free election. This signals that Georgia has experienced a very healthy purging of career politicians who were not acting in the best interests of Georgia. story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20031126/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_georgia_1
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Post by AWAR on Nov 27, 2003 6:57:11 GMT -5
Judging according to what happened here in Serbia, after we removed Milosevic, I doubt that Georgia is going to become better in the next 20 or more years.
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