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Zviadists was an informal name given to supporters of the former Georgian President Zviad Gamsakhurdia who was overthrown and died during the Georgian Civil War of 1991-1993.
President Zviad Gamsakhurdia was ousted in a bloody coup that destroyed the center of Tbilisi between December 20, 1991 and January 6, 1992. Zviad Gamsakhurdia's supporters, the so-called Zviadists staged mass demonstrations against the post-coup government led by the former Communist leader Eduard Shevardnadze in various parts of Georgia and organized armed groups which prevented the government forces from taking control of Samegrelo, the ex-President's home province. Skirmishes between pro- and anti-Gamsakhurdia forces lasted throughout 1992 and 1993 and developed into a full-scale civil war with Gamsakhurdia’s return to Western Georgia in September 1993. Zviadist rebels were defeated and Gamsakhurdia committed suicide in December 1993.
Gamsakhurdia's body was recovered and his death was confirmed on February 15, 1994.
After Gamsakhurdia's death, the so-called Zviadists never created a single party, but joined various political organizations and social movements, while some of them continued to fight Eduard Shevardnadze's government.
References
- Jonathan Wheatley (2005), Georgia from National Awakening to Rose Revolution: delayed transition in the former Soviet Union. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., ISBN 0754645037.
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