South Ossetian War (Georgian-Ossetian conflict)
Part of the Georgian Civil War
Date 1991–1992 Location South Ossetia, northeast Georgia Result Division of the region into Ossetian and Georgian-controlled parts. Casus belli Ethnic land dispute between Ossetian and Georgians Territorial changes South Ossetia becomes a de facto republic, but internationally recognized as part of Georgia.
Combatants
Ossetian Separatists Russian Forces1 This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 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). ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... National anthem Unknown Official languages Ossetian, with Russian having and widespread use by government and other institutions Political status De facto independent Capital Tskhinvali Capitals coordinates 42°14′N 43°58′E President Eduard Djabeevich Kokoity Prime Minister Yury Morozov Independence  â€“ Declared  â€“ Recognition From Georgia  1991-11-28  none... Casus belli is a modern Latin language expression meaning the justification for acts of war. ... The Ossetians (oss. ... National anthem Unknown Official languages Ossetian, with Russian having and widespread use by government and other institutions Political status De facto independent Capital Tskhinvali Capitals coordinates 42°14′N 43°58′E President Eduard Djabeevich Kokoity Prime Minister Yury Morozov Independence  â€“ Declared  â€“ Recognition From Georgia  1991-11-28  none... De facto is a Latin expression that means in fact or in practice. It is commonly used as opposed to de jure (meaning by law) when referring to matters of law or governance or technique (such as standards), that are found in the common experience as created or developed without... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Ossetia. ... The Ossetians (oss. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (UTC) (Russian: Transliteration: Vooruzhénniye síly Rossíyskoy Federátsii) is the military of Russia, established after the break-up of the Soviet Union. ...	The National Guard of Georgia
Casualties
~2,000 dead?, unknown wounded	~800 dead?, unknown wounded
1Involvement Disputed

The South Ossetian War was fought from 1991 to 1992 between Georgia and S. Ossetian separatists. Image File history File links Flag_of_Georgia_(1990-2004). ... // The Georgian armed forces comprise of 28,000 troops, about half are conscripts. ... Combatants Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh1 Republic of Armenia 2 CIS mercenaries Republic of Azerbaijan Afghan Mujahideen 3 Chechen Volunteers 4 CIS mercenaries Commanders Samvel Babayan, Hemayag Haroyan, Monte Melkonian, Vazgen Sargsyan, Arkady Ter-Tatevosyan Ä°sgandar Hamidov, Suret Huseynov, Rahim Gaziev, Shamil Basayev Casualties 6,000 dead, 25,000 wounded 17... Combatants Abkhaz separatists Confederation of Mountain Peoples of the Caucasus Russian Cossacks Russian Forces1 Georgian Interior and Defense Ministry forces Paramilitary groups and volunteer battalions Commanders Iysuph Soslanbekov, Musa Shanibov, Shamil Basaev, Beslan Barghandjia, Anri Djergenia Geno Adamia, Guram Gubelashvili, Gia Kharkharashvili, Davit Tevzadze, Soso Akhalaia Casualties ~2,500-4... Ossetian-Ingush conflict - armed conflict between Ossetian and Ingush people in Prigorodny District, region of North Ossetia-Alania, started in 1992. ... Combatants Transnistria Russian volunteers Ukrainian volunteers Moldova Casualties 823 Transnistrian fatalities,[1] 90 Cossacks,[2] and an unknown number of other casualties ~1,000 total casualties Official figures: 172 combatants, ~400 civilians [] The War of Transnistria involved armed clashes on a limited scale that broke out between the Transnistrian separatists... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Combatants Russian Federation Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade Islamic Shura of Dagestan Commanders Viktor Kazantsev Shamil Basayev Ibn al-Khattab Strength 17,000 600 to 1,400 Casualties 450 killed 1200 wounded 700 The Dagestan War (in Russia called by the name Chechen invasion of Dagestan) begun when Chechnya-based so... Combatants Russian Federation Chechen Republic of Ichkeria Strength At least 93,000 in 1999 10,000 to 20,000 in 1999 (mostly militias) Casualties Unknown, at least 4,600 killed by October 2002[1] Hundreds of civilians. ...

The South Ossetian War

On the night of 5 January 1991, Georgian forces entered Tskhinvali. The Ossetian militants responded by firing at Georgian schools and houses in the city, while Georgians attacked Ossetian villages. The fighting in Tskhinvali first resulted in a divided town – an Ossetian controlled western part and a Georgian controlled eastern part. Towards to the end of January, the Georgians withdrew to the hills around the city according to the Russian mediated ceasefire. January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Monument to the Russian poet Alexander Pushkin in Tskhinvali Tskhinvali (also spelled Cchinvali) (ge. ... Map of Ossetia Ossetia is a region in the northern Caucasus Mountains, inhabited by the Ossetians. ...

On January 29, 1991, the Speaker of the South Ossetian Supreme Soviet, Torez Kulumbegov was invited on negotiations in Tbilisi, but was immediately arrested and charged with inciting ethnic hatred. His trial had been postponed several times before he was released in December 1991). January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Torez Kulumbegov (born 1938 (?) and died October 1, 2006), was a political leader of Georgias territory of South Ossetia, a former Soviet Autonomous Oblast which unilaterally elevated its status to Republic in 1990 and declared its independence from Georgia in 1991. ... Coordinates:  - Governing Mayor Giorgi Gigi Ugulava Area    - City 372 km²  (143. ... Incitement to racial or ethnic hatred is a crime under the laws of a number of countries. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The most intense period of war was in March and April, 1991; after a period of relative calm in July and August, violence resumed in mid-September. Georgia imposed economic blockade on the rebel region: disconnected electricity supplies to Tskhinvali, and blocked the road by which the city received food and other products. The Ossetians blockaded Georgian villages and several atrocities occurred on both sides. The fighting left hundreds of killed and wounded and created approximately 80,000 refugees on the both sides of the Georgian-Russian border. Georgian forces sat in the hills around Tskhinvali, besieging the city, and other fighting took place around the city in the nearby villages and along the road to North Ossetia. 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Monument to the Russian poet Alexander Pushkin in Tskhinvali Tskhinvali (also spelled Cchinvali) (ge. ... The Republic of North Ossetia-Alania (Russian: Респу́блика Се́верная Осе́тия-Ала́ния; Ossetic: Цæгат Иры&#1089...

In February 1992, the fighting escalated, with sporadic Russian involvement. Georgian authorities claimed Russian generals supplied the Ossetian militias. Most independent observers agreed with that commanders of the Russian Interior Ministry Forces were actually involved in the conflict. Russian officials including the Chairman of the Russian Supreme Soviet, Ruslan Khasbulatov and President Boris Yeltsin made statements supporting the Ossetians. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Map of Ossetia Ossetia is a region in the northern Caucasus Mountains, inhabited by the Ossetians. ... Ruslan Khasbulatov speaks to Radio Free Europe in 2003 Ruslan Imranovich Khasbulatov (Руслан Имранович Хасбулатов) (born 1942) is a Russian economist and politician who played a central role in the events leading to the 1993 constitutional crisis in the Russian Federation. ... Yeltsin redirects here. ...

In the face of inner instability following the military coup against President Zviad Gamsakhurdia, Georgia agreed to the negotiations to avoid the confrontation with Russia. On 24 June 1992, the Head of the State Council of Georgia, Eduard Shevardnadze and Russian President Boris Yeltsin met to discuss the question of South Ossetia. A cease-fire was agreed upon and on 14 July 1992, a peacekeeping operation began, consisting of a Joint Control Commission and joint Russian – Georgian – Ossetian (South and North Ossetian) military patrols. Zviad Konstantines dze Gamsakhurdia[1] (Georgian: ზვიად კონსტანტინეს ძე გამსახურდია, IPA: ) (March 31, 1939 — December 31, 1993) was a dissident, scientist and writer, who became the first democratically elected President of the Republic of Georgia in the post-Soviet era. ... June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Yeltsin redirects here. ... July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 170 days remaining. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Map of Ossetia Ossetia is a region in the northern Caucasus Mountains, inhabited by the Ossetians. ...

External links

• http://www.caucasus.dk/chapter4.htm
• http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav110404.shtml
• http://www.mfa.gov.ge/news.php?newsid=updates/EEpFVVEZEEGOWuWwJQ.php
• http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/3797729.stm
• President Saakashvili’s Proposals