Gali is a town in Abkhazia, Georgia’s breakaway region 77 km southeast to Sokhumi and bordering with the rest of Georgia. It is the centre of Gali district (known to UN personnel as the Gali sector). Abkhazia (Abkhaz Аҧсны/Aphsny, Georgian აფხაზეთი/Apkhazeti, Russian Абха́зия/Abkhazia) is a region of 8,600 km² (3,300 sq. ... Sukhumi is the capital of Abkhazia, a de facto independent state that is internationally recognised, however, as being part of Georgia. ... This article is about the United Nations, for other uses of UN see UN (disambiguation) Official languages English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic Secretary-General Kofi Annan (since 1997) Established October 24, 1945 Member states 191 Headquarters New York City, NY, USA Official site http://www. ...

The territory of modern Gali district constituted the main part of a medieval Georgian principality of Samurzakhano, which gained virtual independence of the western Georgian principality of Samegrelo (aka Odishi) in the 17th–18th centuries. Mingrelia (Samegrelo in Georgian) is a historic province in the western part of the republic of Georgia, formerly also known as Odishi. ...

Gali district was included in the Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic of Abkhazia in 1922. 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Gali district was populated almost entirely by Georgians in the pre-war Abkhazia. The majority of Georgians fled the district following the inter-ethnic clashes in 1993–1994 and again in 1998. However, Gali remains largely populated by the ethnic Georgians. 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 1998 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

Together with the Kodori Valley, Gali district is one of the two real troublespots while the situation is relatively peaceful in the rest of Abkhazia. It was a battlefield of the 1998 escalation of the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict. Kodori Valley (also known as the Kodori Gorge) is a river valley in Abkhazia, Georgias rebel province and serves de facto boundary between Georgia and Abkhazia. ... 1998 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Georgian-Abkhaz conflict, or the Abkhazian war, refers to the ethnic conflict between Georgians and Abkhaz in Georgia’s Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia (“Abkhazeti” in Georgian) in 1992–1993. ...

Gali Events (sometimes called Gali Tragedy in the Georgian sources)

In April–May 1998, the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict escalated once again in the Gali district. Several hundreds of Abkhaz forces entered the villages still populated by Georgians to support the separatist-held parliamentary elections. Georgians resisted with the help of guerilla fighters (a paramilitary unit “White Legion” and the Forest Brothers) from neighboring Samegrelo region. Despite the criticism from opposition, Eduard Shevardnadze, President of Georgia, refused to deploy troops against Abkhazia. A ceasefire was negotiated on May 20. The hostilities resulted in hundreds of casualities from both sides and additional 20.000 Georgian refugees. April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... This article is about the month of May. ... 1998 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Georgian-Abkhaz conflict, or the Abkhazian war, refers to the ethnic conflict between Georgians and Abkhaz in Georgia’s Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia (“Abkhazeti” in Georgian) in 1992–1993. ... Abkhaz is an agglutinative Georgia (in the autonomous republic of Abkhazia) and Turkey. ... Mingrelia (Samegrelo in Georgian) is a historic province in the western part of the republic of Georgia, formerly also known as Odishi. ... Eduard Amvrosiyevich Shevardnadze (Georgian: ედუარდ შევარდნაძე, Russian: Эдуа́рд Амвро́сьевич Шевардна́дзе; pronounced ed-oo-ard am-vro-see-ye-vitch she-va-rd-nad-zuh) (born 25 January 1928) is a Georgian politician. ... 1991-1992 Zviad Gamsakhurdia 1992-1995 Presidency abolished, Eduard Shevardnadze was appointed acting chairman of the Georgian state council November 1995: presidency restored. ... Abkhazia (Abkhaz Аҧсны/Aphsny, Georgian აფხაზეთი/Apkhazeti, Russian Абха́зия/Abkhazia) is a region of 8,600 km² (3,300 sq. ... May 20 is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ...