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It is 1:16 a.m. in Georgia, which means that a very important day for Georgians has come. Today is the independence day of Georgia. We reinstated independence from the Russian Empire in 1918 and proclamed independence on the 26th of May, Wednesday, late afternoon. The meeting of Georgian authorities was held in the residence of the Russian Governor of the South Caucasus. The declaration of independence was encouraged by Germany, which promised Georgia to assist in its first years of sovereignty.However, there were many internal and external problems that prevented Georgia to live in stable and peaceful situation.

Unfortunately, after 3 years of having become independent, the Soviet army occupied the territory of Georgia alleging that the Georgian state was intimidating Georgian working class and the Soviet army wanted to protect them. Though, Soviet Russia was trying to justify its brutal act of infringement the independence of Georgia by calling on some social ideals and principles, it was obvious that new forces in Russia were trying to concur Georgia for the SECOND time. On the 25th of February, 1921 so called Red Army concured Georgia and declared it a soviet country. The vulnerable Republic of Georgia and its government was unable to protect its rights.Though, there were some battles but they were useless as the Soviet army was much stronger than new born national army of Georgia. There was no help from the international community as well which was preocuppied by the WW1.

After "reddening" Georgia, the Soviet Russia started persecuting people who fought against them. The majority of Georgian aristocrats was either eliminated or sent into an exile. Some saved their lives by fleaing from Georgia. 99 % of them did not see their motherland in their lives and died in Emigration. The people who stayed in Georgia started preparing the uprising which took place in 1924. The uprising was suppressed. This caused another wave of persecutions.

Noe Ramishvili, the first leader of the Democratic Republic of Georgia was assassinated by a Bolshevik spy in Paris in 1930. The head of the government of independent Georgia was Noe Zhordania. He escaped from the country with the government in 1921 when the Soviet army started to take up the control over the whole country.He is buried in France. The government of the Democratic Republic of Georgia which was elected by the Georgian people through direct and equal elections did not recognition the soviet government and refused to transmit its rights and obligations to the Communists, but some historians think that their flea from the country has no justification.

Georgia was a part of the USSR for 70 years until it decided to leave Union and proclame independence. Georgia officially declared independence on the 9th of April,1991 after the collapse of the Soviet Union.