Georgian flags at half-mast marking 103rd anniversary of Soviet occupation
The flags are also set to half-staff at Georgian diplomatic missions and consulates abroad. Photo via Government Administration
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Georgian national flags are flying at half-mast outside the Government buildings across the country today, in remembrance of the soldiers and civilians who died during the Soviet invasion 103 years ago.
The flags are also set to half-staff at Georgian diplomatic missions and consulates abroad.
On this day in 1921, Georgia lost its independence and was occupied by the Red Army, which took over Tbilisi, overthrew the government and subsequently annexed the country.
Photo via Parliament of Georgia
The Georgian Parliament first officially marked February 25 as the day of the Soviet occupation in 2010 to commemorate victims of the invasion and the loss of the three-year independence of the First Democratic Republic of Georgia.
The United States admires the love of freedom and independence of the Georgian people, the US Embassy in Georgia said on Sunday in its statement commemorating the soldiers and civilians who died in Georgia during the Soviet invasion 103 years ago.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Sunday laid a wreath at the Memorial of Cadets, fallen in Kojori-Tabakhmela battles near the country’s capital Tbilisi against the Red Army in 1921.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Friday laid a wreath at the Memorial of Cadets who fell in battles of Kojori-Tabakhmela against the 1921 Red Army invasion near capital Tbilisi, commemorating the young citizens.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Friday paid tribute to the memory of the young military cadets who fell defending the country during the February 1921 Red Army invasion that put an end to the three-year First Democratic Republic of Georgia.
February 25, the day marking the Soviet invasion of Georgia, has become the beginning of the “persistent struggle” for the country’s independence, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said on Saturday.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday paid tribute to the memory of the young military cadets who fell defending the country during the February 1921 Red Army invasion that put an end to the three-year First Democratic Republic of Georgia.
Georgian officials on Sunday commemorated the soldiers and civilians who died during the Soviet invasion, stressing the importance of freedom and de-occupation on the day Georgia lost its independence and was occupied by the Red Army in 1921.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Monday once again expressed his solidarity with the Ukrainian people as the ongoing war in the country entered its third year, and highlighted the “great significance of peace”.