The culture of Georgia has evolved over the country's long history, providing it with a unique national culture and a strong literary tradition based on the Georgian language and alphabet. This has provided a strong sense of national identity that has helped to preserve Georgian distinctiveness despite repeated periods of foreign occupation.
Tavisupleba is the national anthem of Georgia. It was adopted as the Georgian national anthem in May 2004, along with a new national flag and coat of arms. The symbols' change was brought about upon the successful overthrow of the previous government in the bloodless Rose Revolution. The music, taken from the Georgian operas Abesalom da Eteri and Daisi, by the Georgian composer Zacharia Paliashvili, was adapted to form it by Ioseb Kechakmadze. The lyrics were composed by David Magradze.
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Shota Rustaveli Tbilisi International Airport formerly Novo Alexeyevka International Airport, is the main international airport in Georgia, located 17 km (11 mi) southeast of the capital Tbilisi.
Carlos Edilson Alcântara Morais is an Angolan professional basketball player who last played for Benfica in Portugal. A 193 cm (6'4") / 91 kg (200 lb) shooting guard, Morais has represented Angola at FIBA Africa Championship 2005, 2006 FIBA World Championship, FIBA Africa Championship 2007 and the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Natela Nicoli-Metzger is a Georgian opera singer. She sings in Georgian, Russian, German, Italian, French, English, and Spanish among other languages.
The 2011 Georgia State Panthers football team represented Georgia State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Panthers were led by second year head coach Bill Curry and played their home games at the Georgia Dome. Although Georgia State is a full member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), the Panthers played as an FCS independent. This was their second season in program history and last as an independent. They became a football member of the CAA in 2012. They finished the season with a record of 3-8.
Akaki Asatiani is a Georgian politician and a former Chairman of the Supreme Council of Georgia.
The 1948 Georgia gubernatorial special election was held on November 2, 1948. The election was held as ordered by the Supreme Court of Georgia's decision in 1947 declaring Melvin E. Thompson governor in the wake of The Three Governors Controversy. Herman Talmadge, the son of the winner of the 1946 election, the late Eugene Talmadge, defeated Governor Thompson in the Democratic primary by a margin of 51.8% to 45.1% with three other candidates getting 3.1% of the vote and then proceeded to win the general election with 97.51% of the vote.
The 2015 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs played their home games at Sanford Stadium. They were members of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference. They were led by Mark Richt in the regular season. Richt was relieved of duties following the season and Bryan McClendon was named interim head coach and offensive coordinator for the Tax Slayer Bowl vs Penn State. The season featured many highs such as beating rivals Auburn and Georgia Tech and also featured a lopsided victory over division opponent South Carolina. 2015 also featured losses the Georgia athletic department deemed to be too costly for Mark Richt to continue as head coach. Tennessee came back from a multi-score deficit to defeat Georgia. Alabama, who was actually an underdog to Georgia, beat The Bulldogs decisively at Sanford stadium. Georgia’s final defeat was to the rival Gators. To many UGA followers the ineptitude on offense in this game caused a severe lack of confidence in the Richt regime going forward.
Giorgi Kukhalashvili was born on 5 November 1982 in Kutaisi – painter.
adibas is a novel written by Georgian novelist Zaza Burchuladze in 2009. It was translated by Guram Sanikidze in 2012. It is translated into several languages.
Girchi is a libertarian party in Georgia, split from the United National Movement (UNM), and chaired by Iago Khvichia. It was founded, in November 2015, after the four lawmakers—Zurab Japaridze, Pavle Kublashvili, Giorgi Khachidze, and Giorgi Meladze—quit the UNM, the formerly ruling and then parliamentary minority group. The name girchi, "a pine cone", was chosen as a symbol of freshness and greenery.
State for the People is a political party founded by Georgian operatic bass Paata Burchuladze, in 2016.
The New Georgia (Georgian: ახალი საქართველო, is a political party in Georgia founded by Giorgi Vashadze, who and whose supporters left UNM after party conflict, party declared itself as a Liberal. Party took part in Georgian parliamentary election, 2016 in a bloc State for a People, lead by Paata Burchuladze, with 3.45% of votes, it could not overcome barrier to enter the Parliament.
