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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]
Georgia was the first non-Baltic republic of the Soviet Union to officially declare independence, [94] with Romania becoming the first country to recognize Georgia in August 1991. [95] On 26 May, Gamsakhurdia was elected president in the first presidential election with 86.5% of the vote on a turnout of over 83%.
Indeed, Christianity, first preached by the Apostles Simon and Andrew in the 1st century, became the state religion of Caucasian Iberia in 327, making Georgia one of the earliest Christian countries in the world. [8] [9] The final conversion of all Georgia to Christianity in 327 is credited to St. Nina of Cappadocia.
Political map of Italy in the year 1843. Following the defeat of Napoleon's France, the Congress of Vienna (1815) was convened to redraw the European continent. In Italy, the Congress restored the pre-Napoleonic patchwork of independent governments, either directly ruled or strongly influenced by the prevailing European powers, particularly ...
History of Georgia; Prehistoric Georgia. Shulaveri–Shomu culture ... Democratic Republic of Georgia (1918–1921) Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic (1921–1991)
The Genoese colonies were a series of economic and trade posts in the Mediterranean and Black Seas.Some of them had been established directly under the patronage of the republican authorities to support the economy of the local merchants (especially after privileges obtained during the Crusades), while others originated as feudal possessions of Genoese nobles, or had been founded by powerful ...
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. ... Democratic Republic of Georgia (26 May 1918 ... Italian Republic (since 1946)
Topography of Georgia Satellite image of Georgia in late spring. Despite its small area, Georgia has one of the most varied topographies of the former Soviet republics. [12] It is one of the most mountainous countries in Europe, [13] lying mostly in the Caucasus Mountains, with its northern boundary partly defined by the Greater Caucasus range ...