1、1 Sources for this report include the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS), CentralEurasia: Daily Report; Eurasia Insight; Johnsons List; the State Departments Washington File;and Reuters, Agence France Presse (AFP), Associated Press (AP), and other newswires.Congressional Research Service T
2、he Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21685Updated December 4, 2003Coup in Georgia Republic: RecentDevelopments and Implicationsname redactedAnalyst in Russian and Eurasian AffairsForeign Affairs, Defense, and Trade DivisionSummaryThis report examines
3、the ouster of Georgias President Eduard Shevardnadze in thewake of a legislative election that many Georgians viewed as not free and fair.Implications for Georgia and U.S. interests are discussed. This report may be updatedas events warrant. See also CRS Report 97-727, Georgia; and CRS Issue BriefIB
4、95024, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia, updated regularly.Background1Former President Eduard Shevardnadze had led Georgia since 1972, except for 1985-1992, during which he primarily served as the pro-Western foreign minister of the SovietUnion. Shevardnadzes constitutional limit of two terms in off
