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Both Abkhazia and South Ossetia threw off Georgian rule in wars in the early 1990s.
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Today, there is no evidence of Georgian rule.
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The two regions threw off Georgian rule in wars in the early 1990s and declared independence.
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Abkhazia and South Ossetia threw off Georgian rule in wars in the early 1990s and declared independence.
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With the collapse of the Soviet Union, Abkhazia and the breakaway region of South Ossetia threw off Georgian rule.
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Georgia last week sent forces to retake South Ossetia, a pro-Russian province that threw off Georgian rule in the 1990s.
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Pro-Russian South Ossetia and Abkhazia threw off Georgian rule with the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s.
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The crisis began Thursday when Georgia sent forces to retake South Ossetia, a pro-Russian province that rejected Georgian rule in the 1990s.
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The crisis began when Georgia sent forces to retake South Ossetia, a pro-Russian province that threw off Georgian rule in the 1990s.
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Georgia launched an offensive last week to retake the pro-Russian region of South Ossetia which broke away from Georgian rule in 1992.
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South Ossetia and Abkhazia threw off Georgian rule in the early 1990s in wars that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union.
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BACKGROUND: Pro-Russian South Ossetia and Abkhazia threw off Georgian rule in wars in the early 1990s with the collapse of the Soviet Union.
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The simmering conflict erupted last Thursday when Georgia suddenly sent forces to retake South Ossetia, which threw off Georgian rule in the 1990s.
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The conflict erupted when Tbilisi tried to retake the pro-Moscow separatist region of South Ossetia, which threw off Georgian rule in the 1990s.
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Abkhazia threw off Georgian rule after a war in the early 1990s and runs its own affairs, although no state has recognized its independence.
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Fighting began last Thursday when Georgia sent its forces to retake control of South Ossetia, a pro-Russian province that rejected Georgian rule in the 1990s.
