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Dissolution of the Soviet Union

Troops attacked the demonstrators in Georgia

Sunday Apr 9, 1989
Georgia

On April 9, 1989, troops attacked the demonstrators; some 20 people were killed and more than 200 wounded. This event radicalized Georgian politics, prompting many to conclude that independence was preferable to continued Soviet rule.


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