The 2021 Abkhazia unrest took place In December 2021. The unrest in

Abkhazia Abkhazia, officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a List of states with limited recognition, partially recognised state in the South Caucasus, on the eastern coast of the Black Sea, at the intersection of Eastern Europe and West Asia. It cover ...

was reportedly caused by factors including confiscation of opposition leader's private

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and the

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. Violence and criminal damage occurred in the capital of

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. Electricity had to be supplied by the

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over the weekend. The opposition called for

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Aslan Bzhania Aslan Georgievich Bzhania (; ka, ასლან გიორგის-ძე ბჟანია, tr; ; born 6 April 1964) is an Abkhaz politician who served as the fifth president of Abkhazia from 23 April 2020 until his resignation on 19 Nove ...

to resign. On 22 December, the President met with representatives from the opposition. On 23 December, state prosecutors launched a probe into the unrest.

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