Georgia Abkhazia: Leader ‘flees’ protesters in Sukhumi

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.

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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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