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Armenians in Georgia or Georgian Armenians [1] (Georgian: ქართველი ...
Georgia declared independence on 9 April 1991 and Armenia did the same on 21 September 1991 following the failed Soviet coup attempt in August. The United States recognized the independence of both nations on December 25, 1991. Armenian-Georgian relations in the post-independence period have been mixed but cooperative.
Map of the Caucasus, 740 CE Kingdom of Georgia at the peak of its power under Tamar of Georgia and George IV of Georgia (1184–1226). During the Middle Ages Bagratid Armenia, Kingdom of Tashir-Dzoraget, Kingdom of Syunik, and Principality of Khachen organized local Armenian population facing multiple threats after the fall of antique Kingdom ...
The Armenians have historically been one of the main ethnic groups in the city of Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. Armenians are the largest ethnic minority in Tbilisi at 4.8% of the population. Armenians migrated to the Georgian lands in the Middle Ages, during the Muslim rule of Armenia.
[6] [7] In 1830 the number of Armenian settlers reached 35,000. By 1830 18 Greek settlements appeared in Georgia as well. In addition Georgia also remained a potential place of residence for Russian demoralized soldiers and religious sects like Dukhobors. During World War I Kurds and Assyrians also settled in Georgia. [8]
1920 map of the Territory in dispute between Georgia and Armenia in 1918-1920. The Armeno-Georgian War was a short border dispute that was fought in December 1918 between the newly independent Democratic Republic of Georgia and the First Republic of Armenia, largely over the control of former districts of the Tiflis Governorate, in Borchaly and Akhalkalaki.
1988 February 27–29: Sumgait pogrom starts, Armenians of Azerbaijani start to leave in large numbers [10] 1988 March 9: Gorbachev meets with the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan Karen Demirchyan and Kamran Baghirov in Moscow to discuss the public demands of unification of Armenia and Karabakh.
Georgia is a multicultural country", Rurua said. [101] Provoking public outrage, Sturua said in an interview with local news agency that "Saakashvili doesn't know what Georgian people need because he is Armenian." "I do not want Georgia to be governed by a representative of a different ethnicity", he added. [101] [102]