2016 in Georgia (country)

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List of years in Georgia (country)

The following lists events that happened during 2016 in Georgia .

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Incumbents

National

Autonomous republics

Adjara

Abkhazia

Disputed territories

Abkhazia

South Ossetia

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Deaths

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Politics in Georgia involve a parliamentary representative democratic republic with a multi-party system. The President of Georgia is the ceremonial head of state and the Prime Minister of Georgia is the head of government. The Prime Minister and the Government wield executive power. Legislative power is vested in both the Government and the unicameral Parliament of Georgia.

For articles related to Georgia, see Category:Georgia (country)

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Constitution of Georgia (country)</span> Supreme law of Georgia

The Constitution of Georgia is the supreme law of Georgia. It was approved by the Parliament of Georgia on 24 August 1995 and entered into force on 17 October 1995. The Constitution replaced the Decree on State Power of November 1992 which had functioned as an interim basic law following the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Georgia–Japan relations</span> Bilateral relations

Georgian-Japanese relations were established on August 3, 1992, just over one year since Georgia became independent from the Soviet Union. Since November 2006, Georgia has maintained an embassy in Tokyo. Japan has an embassy in Tbilisi.

Events in the year 2012 in Georgia.

In 2013, Georgia finalized its first-ever peaceful change of power and transition to a parliamentary republic. The Georgian Dream-dominated government, which came to power after defeating, in October 2012, the United National Movement led by the outgoing President Mikheil Saakashvili, promised more democratic reforms. The Georgian Dream candidate Giorgi Margvelashvili won the presidential election in October 2013 and the new constitution significantly reducing the authority of the president in favor of those of the prime minister and government came into effect. In November, the leader of the Georgian Dream, Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili announced his withdrawal from politics as promised earlier, and the Parliament of Georgia approved his nominee, Irakli Garibashvili, as the country's new head of government.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Giorgi Margvelashvili</span> Georgian politician

Giorgi Margvelashvili is a Georgian academic and politician who was the fourth president of Georgia, in office from 17 November 2013 to 16 December 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Giorgi Kvirikashvili</span> Georgian politician

Giorgi Kvirikashvili is a Georgian politician who was Prime Minister of Georgia from 30 December 2015 to 13 June 2018. Prior to that he was Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development from 25 October 2012 until 1 September 2015, Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1 September 2015 until 30 December 2015, and Deputy Prime Minister from 26 July 2013 until 30 December 2015. Kvirikashvili has led initiatives to advance Euro-Atlantic and European integration and highlight Georgia as an attractive location for foreign investment.

Events in the year 2014 in Georgia.

The following lists events that happened during 2015 in Georgia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 Georgian parliamentary election</span>

Parliamentary elections were held in Georgia on 8 October 2016 to elect the 150 members of Parliament. The ruling Georgian Dream coalition, led by Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili, sought a second term in office. Opposition parties included the former ruling party and main opposition, the United National Movement (UNM); the Free Democrats, formerly a member of the Georgian Dream coalition and led by Irakli Alasania; and the Alliance of Patriots of Georgia.

The following lists events in 2017 in Georgia.

The events in 2010 in Georgia.

The following lists events in 2018 in Georgia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mamuka Bakhtadze</span> Georgian politician

Mamuka Bakhtadze is a Georgian politician who served as the country's Prime Minister from 20 June 2018 until 2 September 2019. Bakhtadze announced his official statement about resignation via Facebook post. He had previously served as Minister of Finance (2017–2018) and, prior to that, executive director of the Georgian Railway company (2013–2017).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Giorgi Gakharia</span> 14th Prime Minister of Georgia (country)

Giorgi Gakharia is a Georgian politician who served as the 14th Prime Minister of Georgia from 8 September 2019 until his resignation on 18 February 2021.

The following lists events in 2019 in Georgia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 protests in Georgia (country)</span> 2019 protests in Georgia

The 2019 protests in Georgia, also known as Gavrilov's Night, refers to a series of anti-government and snap election-demanding protests in the country of Georgia.

The following lists events in 2020 in Georgia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Georgian Dream (political coalition)</span> 2012–2016 big tent Georgian coalition

Georgian Dream was a catch-all political alliance in Georgia formed around Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia in opposition to the then-ruling United National Movement (UNM) party. The coalition was formed in 2012 with it winning the parliamentary election held in the same year. The alliance was dissolved in 2016 after which GD – DG went on to win 2016 and 2020 parliamentary elections independently.

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