The Georgian Civil War consisted of inter-ethnic conflicts in the regions of South Ossetia (1991-1992) and Abkhazia (1992-1993), as well as the overthrow of President Zviad Gamsakhurdia and his subsequent uprising in an attempt to regain power (1991-1993).

While the Gamsakhurdia rebellion was eventually defeated, the South Ossetia and Abkhazia conflicts resulted in the de facto secession of both regions from Georgia. As a result, both conflicts have lingered on, with occasional flare-ups, and as of 2004, the threat of renewed fighting remains, particularly in South Ossetia.

External Links

• Georgia and Abkhazia, 1992-1993: The War of Datchas (http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_282.shtml)
• Timeline of events in the Abkhazian war (http://www.cidcm.umd.edu/inscr/mar/data/gabkhazchro.htm)