factors and actors were involved? Finally, to what extent did western assistance make the revolution possible?
This report (click here) examines the specifics of the political and social landscape in Georgia before the revolution, dynamics of the protests sparked by rigged elections, and the actors who contributed to laying the groundwork for change and supporting the revolution itself. A clear picture of the Rose Revolution helps explain the most intriguing aspect of the events: that neither protesters nor the government used force despite the orders given. As an active member of Kmara, I consider all these questions and issues from a participant’s perspective, providing insights not readily available from most outside observers.
In 2012 the first election that defeated President Saakashvili was won by a Polish billionaire named Bidzina Ivanishvili. The opposition to the Rose Revolution stated it was fading with the election of Ivanishvili as Prime Minister.
He lead the Georgian Dream party. His time in office was only 13 months when both he and Saakashvili were replaced by the Georgian Dream Party. Ivanishvili stated he achieved what he wanted. Saakashvili had been in office since October 2008.
The post Soviet states carry out these silly tactics against the political party they defeated to remove their opposition. So to cement the difference between the Occupy movement in the USA and the Rose Revolution in Georgia is chronic threat by Russia.
The Rose Revolution in Georgia was the country's end to pandering to anything Russian. Today Georgia is a member of NATO. However, the fear of Russia still lingers.
October 8, 2014
By Katya Soldak
...The Georgian government, (click here) under the leadership of Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, has not joined Western sanctions over Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula. A darling of the west, Georgia’s ex-president, Mikheil Saakashvili, lives in self-imposed exile in New York after the Georgian government issued a warrant for his arrest for abuse of authority and misuse of public funds, causing concerns over political persecution in the country.
President Giorgi Margvelashvili, initially a protégé of pro-Russian billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, recently had a fallout with members of his own political party, Georgian Dream, and now appears more independent and assertive, but the country’s mixed messages pose questions about Georgia’s course
In an exclusive interview with Forbes Georgia editor, Guga Sulkhanishvili, he reassures that the country will stay on track to the EU and NATO and condemns Russian aggression towards its neighbors, but at the same time, remains loyal to the idea of restoring Georgia’s ties with Moscow....
The similarities begin and end with the political movement of young adults tired of mistreatment and disregard by any party. The Rose Revolution in Georgia began in 2003 and placed their first President in office by 2008.
It is interesting to also realize their defeat in 2013 was by a billionaire who ran for office for no other reason but to say the revolution was over. No different than the anarchy of the election process in the USA, it takes a great deal of money and a change in direction to defeat a civilized revolution.
