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Today, #Georgia remembers the freedom fighters who lost their lives in struggle for independence on April 9 of 1989, when Soviets rolled tanks in Tbilisi brutal...ly killing 21 peaceful demonstrators, but unable to kill the spirit of freedom. This day became a symbol of the National Unity. This self-sacrificing fight against Soviet imperialism resulted in declaration of Independence exactly two years later, on April 9 of 1991. #OnThisDay we remember our heroes and we say Thank You for Our Independence! #

Today, #Georgia marks 30th anniversary of its Independence Referendum Day, when country regained back its sovereignty. March 31 of 1991 was a turning point ...in Georgian history altering country’s future. The referendum, sanctioned by the Georgian Supreme Council, was held on entire territory of Georgia, including Abkhazia and Tskhinvali regions, with a population turnout of 90.57%. On one single question: Do you support the restoration of the independence of Georgia in accordance with the Act of Declaration of Independence of Georgia of 26 May 1918? -- 99.08% voted in favour. Consequently, Georgian Supreme Council unanimously passed Act of Restoration of State Independence of Georgia on the second anniversary of the Soviet army crackdown on peaceful protests in Tbilisi on 9 April, 1989. Georgia became the fourth republic, after the three Baltic states (Lithuania - 9 February, and Latvia and Estonia - 3 March) to organize the referendum on independence from the Soviet regime. Notably, the referendum coincided with a private visit of the former U.S. President Richard Nixon who visited a few polling stations in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi before his departure to Moscow later that day. He also described then chairman of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Georgia, Zviad Gamsakhurdia as a very strong leaderhope he will gain victory for the people of Georgia Population of Georgia unanimously supported the call for the independence which was hard for the Soviet authorities in Moscow to ignore. On April 2, 1991, the Los Angeles Times reported: Although Gorbachev is probably reconciled to Georgia’s eventual secession, along with that of the Baltic republics of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, he has tried to slow their departure declaring such referendums as Georgia’s illegal and insisting that republics wanting to secede must comply with Soviet law to do so. It was an indicator for the whole world as to how the political direction of the Soviet Union would develop further. Georgia along with the Baltic states, Moldova and Armenia, boycotted the referendum organized by the Soviet regime on 17 March 1991 attempted to preserve the Soviet Union in a reformed way. Instead, Georgia moved forward with an independence referendum, a bold move that once again demonstrated its commitment to democracy and European values.

"Your border, Americans, is WIDE OPEN. It is being exploited by cartels, right now, today. ... Media, go do your job and show the American people what is ACTUALLY happening at our border!"

Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Global Ratings affirmed #Georgia’s sovereign credit rating at ‘BB’ and predicts the economic growth for 2021 at 4.0%, the highest in the region

Join an engaging webinar: "100 Years from Soviet Invasion of Georgia: 1921-2021", hosted by the America Georgia Business Council together with The American Friends of Georgia and The Georgian Association in the USA. Please register in advance #WeRemember #100YearsOfOccupation #NoToOccupation # #100 #