Soviet Occupation Day, Georgia
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Soviet Occupation Day is observed on February 25. The holiday is observed to recall the Red Army invasion of Georgia
in 1921.
by the Red Army
. The Georgian army was defeated and the government fled the country. On February 25, 1921 the Red Army
entered the capital Tbilisi
and installed a Moscow
directed communist government, led by Georgian Bolshevik Filipp Makharadze
. The Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic was established on February 25, 1921.
On July 21, 2010, Georgia declared February 25 Soviet Occupation Day
to recall the Red Army invasion of Georgia
in 1921. The Georgian parliament voted in favor of the government’s initiative. The decision, endorsed unanimously by the Parliament of Georgia
instructs the government to organize various memorial events on every February 25 and to fly national flags half-mast to commemorate, as the decision puts it, hundreds of thousands of victims of political repressions of the Communist occupational regime.
Georgia follows the example of Moldova. Moldova
's president
Mihai Ghimpu
instituted in 2010, Soviet Occupation Day to remember the Soviet occupation on June 28, 1940, but the Constitutional Court
cancelled his decree on July 12, 2010. Also, in 2009, Soviet Occupation Day became a public holiday in Latvia
and is observed on June 17.
Red Army invasion of Georgia
The Red Army invasion of Georgia also known as the Soviet–Georgian War or the Soviet invasion of Georgia was a military campaign by the Soviet Russian Red Army against the Democratic Republic of Georgia aimed at overthrowing the Social-Democratic government and installing the Bolshevik regime...
in 1921.
Overview
In February 1921 Georgia was attackedRed Army invasion of Georgia
The Red Army invasion of Georgia also known as the Soviet–Georgian War or the Soviet invasion of Georgia was a military campaign by the Soviet Russian Red Army against the Democratic Republic of Georgia aimed at overthrowing the Social-Democratic government and installing the Bolshevik regime...
by the Red Army
Red Army
The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army started out as the Soviet Union's revolutionary communist combat groups during the Russian Civil War of 1918-1922. It grew into the national army of the Soviet Union. By the 1930s the Red Army was among the largest armies in history.The "Red Army" name refers to...
. The Georgian army was defeated and the government fled the country. On February 25, 1921 the Red Army
Red Army
The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army started out as the Soviet Union's revolutionary communist combat groups during the Russian Civil War of 1918-1922. It grew into the national army of the Soviet Union. By the 1930s the Red Army was among the largest armies in history.The "Red Army" name refers to...
entered the capital Tbilisi
Tbilisi
Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...
and installed a Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
directed communist government, led by Georgian Bolshevik Filipp Makharadze
Filipp Makharadze
Filipp Makaradze was a Bolshevik revolutionary and government official.-Life:...
. The Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic was established on February 25, 1921.
On July 21, 2010, Georgia declared February 25 Soviet Occupation Day
Soviet Occupation Day
Soviet Occupation Day may refer to:* Soviet Occupation Day, Georgia* Soviet Occupation Day, Latvia* Soviet Occupation Day, Moldova...
to recall the Red Army invasion of Georgia
Red Army invasion of Georgia
The Red Army invasion of Georgia also known as the Soviet–Georgian War or the Soviet invasion of Georgia was a military campaign by the Soviet Russian Red Army against the Democratic Republic of Georgia aimed at overthrowing the Social-Democratic government and installing the Bolshevik regime...
in 1921. The Georgian parliament voted in favor of the government’s initiative. The decision, endorsed unanimously by the Parliament of Georgia
Parliament of Georgia
Parliament of Georgia is the supreme legislature of Georgia. It is unicameral and has 150 members, known as deputies, from which 75 members are proportional representatives and 75 are elected through single-member district plurality system, representing their constituencies...
instructs the government to organize various memorial events on every February 25 and to fly national flags half-mast to commemorate, as the decision puts it, hundreds of thousands of victims of political repressions of the Communist occupational regime.
Georgia follows the example of Moldova. Moldova
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
's president
President of Moldova
The President of the Republic of Moldova is the head of state of Moldova.-Description of the post:According to the Article 77 of the Constitution of Moldova , the President of Moldova is the head of the State and represents the State and is the guarantor of national sovereignty, independence, of...
Mihai Ghimpu
Mihai Ghimpu
Mihai Ghimpu Mihai Ghimpu Mihai Ghimpu (born 19 November 1951, Coloniţa, Moldova, is a Moldovan politician. He was Speaker of Parliament from 28 August 2009 to 30 December 2010 and Acting President from 11 September 2009 until 28 December 2010.-Family:...
instituted in 2010, Soviet Occupation Day to remember the Soviet occupation on June 28, 1940, but the Constitutional Court
Constitutional Court of Moldova
The Constitutional Court of Moldova represent the sole body of constitutional jurisdiction in the Republic of Moldova, autonomous and independent from the executive, the legislature and the judiciary....
cancelled his decree on July 12, 2010. Also, in 2009, Soviet Occupation Day became a public holiday in Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
and is observed on June 17.
See also
- Red Army invasion of GeorgiaRed Army invasion of GeorgiaThe Red Army invasion of Georgia also known as the Soviet–Georgian War or the Soviet invasion of Georgia was a military campaign by the Soviet Russian Red Army against the Democratic Republic of Georgia aimed at overthrowing the Social-Democratic government and installing the Bolshevik regime...
- Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940The Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940 refers, according to the European Court of Human Rights, the Government of Latvia, the State Department of the United States of America, and the European Union, to the military occupation of the Republic of Latvia by the Soviet Union ostensibly under the...
- Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina