The ensuing violent fighting, finally leading to the unilateral declarations of independence by South Ossetia in 1991 and Abkhazia in 1999, resulted in an estimated 10,000 persons being killed and the loss of control by the Government of Georgia over both regions.
The ensuing violent fighting, finally leading to the unilateral declarations of independence by South Ossetia in 1991 and Abkhazia in 1999, resulted in an estimated 10,000 persons being killed and the loss of control by the Government of Georgia over both regions.