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A Short Chronicle of Events of the 1992-93 Georgian-Abkhazian War

August 14, 1992

Georgian troops enter Abkhazia, ove thro!gh Gal, "chachira, an# G!lripsh, an# occ!p$

the eastern corner of S!kh!%

August 18, 1992

Georgian troops take control of S!kh!% &he$ reove the State flag fro atop the

Governent 'o!se% (n the "chachira region, )hich is in their han#s, partisan ban#s activel$oppose the% (n the cit$ of Grozn$, the *arliaent of the Congress of the +o!ntain *eoples

of the Ca!cas!s a#opts a resol!tion to #ispatch to Abkhazia gro!ps of vol!nteer fighters%

August 19, 1992

Georgian troops take control of the cit$ of Gagra%

August 24, 1992

&he Georgian general lea#ing the inva#ing forces in the a!t!n of 1992, Gia arkarashvili,

state# on & that he )o!l# sacrifice 1..,... Georgians to kill all 9/,... Abkhazians, if that

is )hat it took to keep Georgia0s bor#ers inviolate%0 A siilar threat cae fro the hea# of

Georgia0s )artie a#inistration, Giorgi hain#rava, on the pages of e +on#eiploati4!e in April 1993% Goga 5Giorgi6 hain#rava, tol# the correspon#ent fro e

+on#e iploati4!e that 7there are only 80,000 Abkhazians, which means that we can easily

and completely destroy the genetic stock of their nation by killing 15,000 of their youth. And

we are perfectly capable of doing this.'' 8

 

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September 3, 1992

(n +osco), % :eltsin, E% Shevar#na#ze, an# % Ar#zinba hol# a eeting% &he$ sign a

s!ar$ #oc!ent, in )hich it is agree# that the )ar shall be halte# fro 12 o0clock on

Septeber ;< that the opposing ilitar$ forces shall be p!lle# back ever$)here< that Georgian

fighters sho!l# choose soe other place for relocation< an# that the legall$ electe# a!thoritiesof Abkhazia shall be allo)e# to res!e their )ork%

September 5, 1992

&he t)o si#es cease fire an# begin !t!al reconciliation% &hen, at 12%1., Georgian artiller$

 breaks the peace b$ shelling Abkhaz stronghol#s in the village of Eshera% At 22%3. Georgian

fighters rene) the offensive%

September 9, 1992

Abkhazians an# Georgians negotiating in S!kh! agree to cease fire on the 1.th of the

onth% Georgian fighters #isregar# this agreeent, as )ell as t)o s!bse4!ent cease fire

agreeents on the 1;th an# 1/th of the onth%

October 1-6, 1992

Georgian troops are e=pelle# fro Gagra an# its environs% "n the 1st of the onth at 1/%..

ho!rs the Abkhaz fighters attack, taking control of the village of olkhi#a 5*sakhara6%

Georgian air force starts to bob Gagra, res!lting in an$ civilian cas!alties% At a eeting in

S!kh! E% Shevar#na#ze #eclares> 7Gagra al)a$s belonge# to !s an# it !st contin!e to

 belong to !s -- )e shall soon get it back%7 Abkhaz fighters liberate the halet of eseli#ze

5Gechripsh6 an# set !p the Abkhaz flag on the Abkhaz-?!ssian bor#er% Georgian troops cross

the *so! an# flee hea#long to ?!ssian territor$% &he$ s!rren#er their )eapons to the ?!ssian

 bor#er g!ar#s%

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October 22, 1992

Georgian special forces in S!kh! b!rn #o)n the state historical archive of Abkhazia an# the

archive of the (nstit!te of Abkhazian lang!age, histor$ an# literat!re%   A short film about it  !

December 14, 1992

Georgian troops in the village of ata shoot #o)n a ?!ssian +(-@ helicopter )ith .

 passengers, incl!#ing )oen an# chil#ren, all of )ho perish%

Secon# :ear of the War 

 

July 27, 1993

An agreeent to en# the )ar is signe# in Sochi%

August 9, 1993

(n a stateent sent to % :eltsin an# o!tros Ghali, % Ar#zinba #ra)s attention to the

contept )ith )hich the Georgian si#e is treating the Sochi agreeent, contin!o!sl$ shelling

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Abkhaz ilitar$ #ivisions an# ignoring the tietable for the )ith#ra)al of Georgian ilitar$

forces fro Abkhazia%

August 22

Accor#ing to a stateent b$ the Boint coission for e=ercising control, the Abkhaz si#e ha#

acte# in accor#ance )ith the tietable for the p!lling back its forces, b!t the Georgian si#e#i# not f!lfill its obligation%

August 24

% :eltsin an# % Ar#zinba eet in +osco)% &he ?!ssian presi#ent is a#e to !n#erstan#

that the Georgian si#e is ignoring the Sochi agreeent%

September 16-24

&he final assa!lt b$ the Abkhaz fighters% "n 1th Septeber the$ begin attacks on the Eastern

front% "n 1/th of the the$ take control of the river G!sta% "n 2.th of the onth the$ or#er

the Georgians to la$ #o)n their )eapons an# )ith#ra), #eparting via a safe corri#or, b!t the

Georgians #o not ans)er% "n 21-2th of the onth crossfire contin!es on the ain streets ofS!kh!% Abkhaz fighters attack s!ccessf!ll$ at "chachira%

September 30

Abkhazia is liberate#%