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Opposition supporters gather at the Holy Trinity cathedral in Tbilisi
26 May 2009
Source: Reuters
 
Opposition supporters gather at the Holy Trinity cathedral in Tbilisi May 26, 2009. Tens of thousands of opposition supporters rallied in Georgia on Independence Day on Tuesday to demand the resignation of President Mikheil Saakashvili, whose government cancelled a military parade to avoid confrontation. The opposition accuses 41-year-old Saakashvili of monopolising power since the 2003 "Rose Revolution" that ousted the ex-Soviet old guard of Eduard Shevardnadze. He has come under renewed pressure since a disastrous war with neighbouring Russia in August last year. REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili (GEORGIA POLITICS CONFLICT)
REUTERS/DAVID MDZINARISHVILI


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Georgia's interior ministry troops patrol a road near South Ossetia's de-facto border some 80 km (50 miles) north-west of Tbilisi July 10, 2009 REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili (GEORGIA MILITARY POLITICS CONFLICT) ...




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