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After a brief period of independence as Democratic Republic of Georgia, the country soon ended up being a Soviet Republic until the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The current republic of Georgia has been independent since 1991. The history of Georgia is inextricably linked with the history of the Georgian people. [1] [2]
In 1946, Georgia became the first state to allow 18-year-olds to vote, and remained the only one to do so before passage of the 26th Amendment in 1971. (Three other states set the voting age at 19 or 20.)
Originally spelled Mescousing by the French, and later corrupted to Ouisconsin. [108] It likely derives from a Miami-Illinois word Meskonsing, meaning 'it lies red' or 'river running through a red place'. [108] [109] It may also come from the Ojibwe term miskwasiniing, 'red-stone place'. [59] Wyoming: August 14, 1877: Munsee/Delaware: xwé:wamənk
The European "Georgia" probably stems from the Persian designation of the Georgians – gurğ (گرج), ğurğ – which reached the Western European crusaders and pilgrims in the Holy Land who rendered the name as Georgia (also Jorgania, Giorginia, etc.) and, erroneously, [11] explained its origin by the popularity of St. George (Tetri Giorgi ...
Georgia was the first non-Baltic republic of the Soviet Union to officially declare independence, [98] with Romania becoming the first country to recognize Georgia in August 1991. [99] On 26 May, Gamsakhurdia was elected president in the first presidential election with 86.5% of the vote on a turnout of over 83%. [100]
In the past, lore-based theories were given by the medieval French traveller Jacques de Vitry, who explained the name's origin by the popularity of St. George amongst Georgians, [35] while traveller Jean Chardin thought that "Georgia" came from Greek γεωργός ("tiller of the land"), as when the Greeks came into the region (in Colchis [32 ...
Georgia's 2018 total gross state product was $602 billion. [90] For years Georgia as a state has had the highest credit rating by Standard & Poor's (AAA) and is one of only 15 states with a AAA rating. [91] If Georgia were a stand-alone country, it would be the 28th-largest economy in the world, based on data from 2005. [92] Total employment ...
History of Georgia may refer to: History of Georgia (country) History of Georgia (U.S. state) This page was last edited on 24 May ...