Rose Revolution
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About Rose Revolution
The Revolution of Roses, often translated into English as the Rose Revolution, was a pro-Western peaceful change of power in Georgia in November 2003.
Georgia: The rise of the right
Georgia: The Rise of the right
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To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Georgia: The Rise of the rightCloseThe Georgian government has been criticised by The West for 'democratic backsliding' as well as for failing to protect minorities - After radicals attacked LGBT Pride earlier this year.
None of the organisers of the unrest have been prosecuted for the violence. The government now says Georgia is on a pro-Western democratic path. Tiblisi has also firmly stated that it is no longer within Russia's sphere of influence, and has rejected a statement by Russia that NATO membership for Georgia would be a " red line" for Moscow, calling Russia's demand 'unacceptable'.
Georgia was once part of the Soviet Union but became an independent country in 1991. In 2003, during the so-called 'Rose Revolution ', a pro-Western president, Mikheil Saakashvili , swept to Power .
The Bbc 's Rayhan Demytrie reports from Tbilisi
Produced by Will Vernon, filmed and edited by Matthew Goddard
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