Polity Republic of South Ossetia - The State of Alania

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Is a partially recognised landlocked state in the South Caucasus. It emerged in 1991 from the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

Establishment

  • January 1991: In December 1990, Tbilisi declared a state of emergency in South Ossetia.
  • January 1991: On the night of 5 to 6 January 1991, the Georgian police force entered Tskhinvali to disarm the Ossetian armed groups. The fighting in Tskhinvali first resulted in a divided town: An Ossetian-controlled western part and a Georgian-controlled eastern part.
  • March 1991: A temporary ceasefire was agreed and Georgian forces largely withdrew from the city of Tskhinvali.
  • December 1991: A de facto state in the South Caucasus recognised by most countries as part of Georgia.

Chronology

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1. Post-Soviet Conflicts

Are a series of conflicts that are considered to be a consequence of the Dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.

1.1. Georgian Civil War

Was a civil war in Georgia shortly after the country had gained its independency from the USSR in 1991.

1.1.1. 1991-1992 South Ossetia War

Was a war fought between Georgian government forces and the forces of South Ossetia who wanted the region to secede from Georgia and become an independent state. At the end of the war South Ossetia became de facto independent but is today recognized only by Russia, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Nauru, and Syria.

  • January 1991: In December 1990, Tbilisi declared a state of emergency in South Ossetia.
  • January 1991: On the night of 5 to 6 January 1991, the Georgian police force entered Tskhinvali to disarm the Ossetian armed groups. The fighting in Tskhinvali first resulted in a divided town: An Ossetian-controlled western part and a Georgian-controlled eastern part.
  • March 1991: A temporary ceasefire was agreed and Georgian forces largely withdrew from the city of Tskhinvali.

1.2. Russo-Georgian war

Was a war between Georgia, on one side, and Russia and the Russian-backed self-proclaimed republics of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, on the other.

  • August 2008: Georgian troops advanced towards the capital of the self-proclaimed Republic of South Ossetia, Tskhinvali, during the night.
  • August 2008: Russian military captured Tskhinvali in five days and expelled Georgian forces.