August Uprising in Georgia was an unsuccessful popular uprising against the Bolshevik occupation in the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic in August 1924. It proved to be the last major rebellion against Bolshevik rule. Uprising is another word for rebellion. ... Leaders of the Bolshevik Party and the Communist International, a painting by Malcolm McAllister on the Pathfinder Mural in New York City and on the cover of the book Lenin’s Final Fight published by Pathfinder. ... State motto: პროლეტარ ყველა ქვეყნისა, შეერთდით! Official language Georgian since 1978 (Georgia was the only Soviet republic to have an official language) Capital Tbilisi Chairman of the Supreme Council Zviad Gamsakhurdia (at independence) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 10th in former Soviet Union 69,700 km2 -- Population  - Total (1989)  - Density Ranked... Note: as an adjective (stressed on the second syllable instead of the first), august means honorable. ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Leaders of the Bolshevik Party and the Communist International, a painting by Malcolm McAllister on the Pathfinder Mural in New York City and on the cover of the book Lenin’s Final Fight published by Pathfinder. ...

The uprising was preceded by guerilla resistance and several minor revolts in the various regions of Georgia from the spring of 1921 to the winter of 1922. On May 26, 1922 by the ChK were arrested the organizers of the first great, peaceful action (Seit Devdariani, Konstantine Gamsakhurdia, Evgen Gvaladze and others). The Soviet government responded with harsh measures: thousands were arrested, executed or exiled, over 1500 Georgian Orthodox churches and monasteries were closed and Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ambrosi was arrested; several villages were burned down in the protest areas; General Kote Abkhazi and other 14 members of the “Military Center” of the underground Parity Committee (Committee for the restoration of the Independence of Georgia) were arrested and executed by the Soviet security in May, 1923. 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Konstantine Gamsakhurdia (May 3, 1893 - July 17, 1975) was a classic of Georgian literature of the 20th century and famous public benefactor, Academician of the Georgian Academy of Sciences, Ph. ... Evgen (Geno) Gvaladze (ევგენ (გენო) ღვალაძე in Georgian; May 13, 1900 - October 25, 1937) was a famous Georgian jurist, journalist and public benefactor, one of the leaders of the National-Liberation movement of Georgia in 1921-1937. ... Soviet redirects here. ... The Georgian Apostolic Autocephalous Orthodox Church (საქართველოს სამოციქულო ავტოკეფალური მართლმადიდებელი ეკლესია (Saqartvelos Samotsiqulo Avtokepaluri Martlmadidebeli Eklesia) in Georgian language) is one of the worlds most ancient Christian Churches, founded in the 1st century by the Apostle Andrew. ... His Holiness and Beatitude Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia is the head of the Georgian Orthodox and Apostolic Church. ... Ambrosi, originally Bessarion Z. Khelaia (September 7, 1861-March 29, Georgian ecclesiastic figure, scientist, and public benefactor, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia in 1921-1927. ... Prince Kote (Konstantine) Abkhazi (In Georgian: კოტე აფხაზი) (November 17, 1867-May 19, 1923), was a distinguished Georgian military figure, politician and public benefactor, one of the leaders of the Georgian national liberation movement in 1921-1923, Major General of Artillery (1914). ... Soviet redirects here. ... This article is about the month of May. ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The major uprising began in the town of Chiatura, western Georgia on August 28, 1924. Lack of organization and ineffective cooperation between rebel groups precipitated their defeat in bloody clashes in all regions of the country in late August-early September 1924. Chiatura is a city in Imereti region of Western Georgia. ... Note: as an adjective (stressed on the second syllable instead of the first), august means honorable. ... For other uses, see number 28. ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Note: as an adjective (stressed on the second syllable instead of the first), august means honorable. ... September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with 30 days. ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The uprising was ruthlessly crushed by Red Army units. Bolsheviks spread repressions and terror across the country. Several leaders of the armed resistance were arrested and put to death. Many, such as Kakutsa Cholokashvili, left the country. Their families were exiled to Siberia and Central Asian deserts. In August 29-September 5, 1924 were arrested all leaders of the Parity Committee. A Red Army is a communist army. ... Bolshevik Party Meeting. ... Kakutsa Cholokashvili Kakutsa (Kaikhosro) Cholokashvili (ქაქუცა (ქაიხოსრო) ჩოლოყაშვილი in Georgian. ... Siberia Siberia (Russian: , common English transliterations: Sibir’, Sibir; from the Tatar for “sleeping land”) is a vast region of Russia and northern Kazakhstan constituting almost all of northern Asia. ... Central Asia is a region of Asia. ... August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. ... September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years). ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The Uprising was a taboo theme in the Soviet era. An official Soviet version illustrated the Georgian resistance of 1921-1924 as a “bloody adventure of dark forces led by Mensheviks”. Soviet redirects here. ... Soviet redirects here. ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Mensheviks (Russian: Меньшевики) were a faction of the Russian revolutionary movement that emerged in 1903 after a dispute between Vladimir Lenin and Julius Martov, both members of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party. ...

See also

• History of Georgia
• List of Georgian Wars