Georgia Marks 33 Years Since Fall of Sokhumi

National flags were lowered to half-mast at government buildings as Georgia commemorates the 33rd anniversary of the fall of Sokhumi on September 27, 1993, which ended the 1992–93 armed conflict in Abkhazia. The date is associated with Tbilisi’s loss of control over the region and the ethnic cleansing of the Georgian population, resulting in the displacement of …