2017 in Georgia (country)

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Georgia (country)
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See also: Other events of 2017
List of years in Georgia (country)

The following lists events in 2017 in Georgia .

Incumbents

National

Autonomous republics

Adjara

  • Chairman of the Government: Zurab Pataradze (15 July 2016 – present)
  • Chairman of the Supreme Council: Davit Gabaidze (28 November 2016 – present)

Abkhazia

Disputed territories

Abkhazia

South Ossetia

Events

January

February

March

April

May

Georgia's Independence Day celebrations in Tbilisi. 26 May 2017. Rustaveli Ave., Tbilisi. Georgia's Independence Day celebrations 26.05.2017.jpg
Georgia's Independence Day celebrations in Tbilisi. 26 May 2017.

June

July

August

The Noble Partner 17 drills at Vaziani. 10 August 2017. Noble Partner 17 (36391175562).jpg
The Noble Partner 17 drills at Vaziani. 10 August 2017.

September

A fire at Mount Mtatsminda in Tbilisi on 8 August 2017. Wildfires rage in many parts of Georgia, especially the Borjomi Gorge, throughout August 2017. Mtatsminda Fire 2017, Mel.png
A fire at Mount Mtatsminda in Tbilisi on 8 August 2017. Wildfires rage in many parts of Georgia, especially the Borjomi Gorge, throughout August 2017.

October

November

December

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Deaths

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

Contacts between Russia and Georgia date back to the 15th and 16th centuries, and the most important stage started in the 1580s, when the Georgian kingdom of Kakheti and the Russian Empire signed a treaty of alliance in 1587. Relations between the two countries developed vibrantly and culminated in the Treaty of Georgievsk, which established eastern Georgia as a protectorate of Russia. At that time, Georgia saw Russia as a powerful Christian and modernizing neighbor, capable of protecting Georgia from invading Muslim empires and North Caucasian raiders.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Foreign relations of Abkhazia</span>

The Republic of Abkhazia is a partially recognized state in the South Caucasus which declared independence from Georgia during the War in Abkhazia (1992–1993). At the time, the Soviet Union had recently collapsed (1991).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Prelude to the Russo-Georgian War</span> Events before the 2008 war in Georgia

The prelude to the Russo-Georgian War is the series of events, including diplomatic tensions, clashes, and skirmishes, that directly preceded the August 2008 war between Georgia and the Russian Federation. Though tensions had existed between the two countries for years and more intensively since the Rose Revolution, the diplomatic crisis increased significantly in the spring of 2008, namely after Western powers recognized the independence of Kosovo in February and following Georgian attempts to gain a NATO Membership Action Plan at the 2008 Bucharest Summit; and while the eventual war saw a full-scale invasion of Georgia by Russia, the clashes that led up to it were concentrated in the breakaway republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, two separatist Georgian regions that received considerable Russian support over the years.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Abkhazia</span> Partially recognised state in the South Caucasus

Abkhazia, officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a partially recognised state in the South Caucasus, on the eastern coast of the Black Sea, at the intersection of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It covers 8,665 square kilometres (3,346 sq mi) and has a population of around 245,000. Its capital and largest city is Sukhumi.

Giorgi (Gia) Karkarashvili is a Georgian politician and retired major general who served as Georgia's Minister of Defense from May 1993 to March 1994. A former Soviet army captain, he was a high-profile military commander during the civil war and wars against the secessionists in Abkhazia and South Ossetia in the 1990s. A gunshot wound received in the 1995 attack in Moscow left him severely disabled. He was a member of the Parliament of Georgia from 1999 to 2004. He is currently a member of the Our Georgia – Free Democrats party led by Irakli Alasania.

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Russian-occupied territories in Georgia</span> Georgian territories occupied by separatist and Russian forces

Russian-occupied territories in Georgia are areas of Georgia that have been occupied by Russia since the Russo-Georgian War in 2008. They consist of the regions of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia and the former South Ossetian Autonomous Region of Soviet Georgia, whose status is a matter of international dispute.

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 that happened during 2016 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).

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.

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