THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO GEORGIA

Gamsakhurdia was soon deposed in the bloody coup d'état, from 22 December 1991 to six January 1992. The coup was instigated by part of the Countrywide Guard and a paramilitary Firm termed "Mkhedrioni" ("horsemen"). The region then became embroiled in a very bitter civil war, which lasted until 1994. Simmering disputes inside two regions of Georgia