The War in Abkhazia was fought between the government of Georgia and Abkhaz separatists in the region of Abkhazia, on the Black Sea coast, after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Abkhaz forces, aided by Russian military support and by volunteers from the North Caucasus, drove Georgian troops from most of the territory. The Abkhaz captured the capital Sukhumi in 1993, after a ceasefire collapsed, and several hundred thousand ethnic Georgians fled or were expelled, with serious abuses reported on both sides. A ceasefire left Abkhazia as a de facto independent region, backed by Russia, which recognised it in 2008 after the war with Georgia. The conflict remains unresolved, and the displaced have not been able to return.
Before and after
- from 1 July 1992 to 13 July 1992Operation Tiger
- July 1992Zvornik massacre
- 22 July 1992Birth of Selena Gomez
- 31 July 1992Thai Airways International Flight 311
- from 14 August 1992 to 27 September 1993War in Abkhazia
- 20 August 1992Birth of Demi Lovato
- 21 August 1992Korićani Cliffs massacre
- 30 August 1992The first Kuiper belt object is found
- 9 September 1992Construction of Parken Stadium
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