Georgia Abkhazia: Leader ‘flees’ protesters in Sukhumi

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Series Details 28.05.14
Publication Date 28/05/2014
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Euronews and the BBC reported that Russia was said to be concerned over unrest in Abkhazia where thousands of protesters had stormed the presidential palace on the 2 May 2014, forcing the president of the breakaway Georgian region to flee.

Many in Moscow-backed Abkhazia were said to be unhappy with the ailing economy and lack of reforms and accuse President Alexander Ankvab of cronyism and misrule.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-27600919
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Euronews, 29.05.14: Thousands storm presidential palace in Russia-backed Abkhazia http://www.euronews.com/2014/05/29/thousands-storm-presidential-palace-in-russia-backed-abkhazia/
ESO: Background information: Georgia cries foul as Russia shifts border http://www.europeansources.info/record/georgia-cries-foul-as-russia-shifts-border/
BBC News, 28.05.14: Analysis: Unrest in Abkhazia http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-27607559
RIA Novosti, 29.05.14: Ukrainian Crisis 'Emboldened Opposition' in Abkhazia [Opinion] http://en.ria.ru/world/20140529/190213061/OPINION-Ukrainian-Crisis-Emboldened-Opposition-in-Abkhazia.html
The Guardian, 28.04.14: Abkhazia: counting the costs of conflict http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/apr/28/abkhazia-south-ossetia-russia
Wikipedia: Abkhazia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abkhazia

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