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Conference behind closed doors was held in Tbilisi by active workers of
opposition of "Union of national forces " on the occasion of
10-anniversary of referendum on independence of Georgia and 62 anniversary of
birthday of overthrown in 1992 of first President of country Zviad Gamsakhurdia.
As was announced in the conference, which was taking place in Tbilisi House of
actor named Khorav, by vice-President of Supreme Soviet of Republic of
Gamsakhurdia times Nemo Burchuladze, in referendum on March 31, 1991, all
Georgian have supported independence, and was participated by those living then
outside the country, however referendum was boycotted by the one, who was living
then in Moscow, former Minister for Foreign Affairs of the USSR Edward
Shevardnadze. Burchuladze noted that inhabitants of Abkhazia and Tshinval region
have taken part in referendum, with exception of Djav and Gudaut areas and city
of Tkvarcheli also. In interview with Prime News, one of leaders of "Union
of National Forces", Zviad Dzidziguri told that day of March 31 was also
celebrated by widow of ex-President Manan, Archvadze - Gamsahurdia. The reason
of separate celebration by Archvadze-Gamsakhurdia and her supporters of "these
two significant dates", Dzidziguri called it "intrigues of present
authorities of Georgia, which spend huge money to not allow merging of all truly
national forces". "Union of National Forces" is going to
celebrate 12th anniversary of tragic events in Tbilisi on April 9, 1989, when
Soviet armies have severely suppressed meeting on Tbilisi prospectus of
Rustaveli. But on April 9, supporters of Gamsahurdia will gather not any more in
closed hall, but will carry out massive processions and meetings in streets of
capital, told Dzidziguri. Meetings and gatherings in honor of anniversary of
referendum on independence of Georgia and birthday of ex-President Zvaida
Gamsahurdia were held on Saturday in Western Georgia.
In the meantime, leader of opposition parliamentary fraction "Traditionalist"
Akaky Asatiani called authorities of Georgia to support Chechens in their
struggle of independence. At the press conference, he told that present
leadership of the country could not continue and develop course of the first
president of country Zviada Gamsakhurdia to support Chechen Republic for
creation of "Uniform Caucasian Organism". Asatiani arranged press
conference in connection with 10-years anniversary of realization of referendum
on independence of Georgia. Akaky Asatiani, working as head of the Supreme
Soviet of Republic of Georgia during the times of Zviade Gamskhurdia, considers
that present leadership of the country at all has no certain policy course in
relation to Chechen Republic. After departure from Georgia in the beginning of
1992, Zviad Gamsakhurdia with his family lived in Grozny for a long time, using
hospitality of ex-President of Chechen Republic and his personal friend Dzhokhar
Dudaev. While in Grozny, he organized sessions of members of the then parliament
of Georgia.
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