The 2021 Abkhazia unrest took place In December 2021. The unrest in
Abkhazia
Abkhazia, ka, აფხაზეთი, tr, , xmf, აბჟუა, abzhua, or ( or ), officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a partially recognised state in the South Caucasus, recognised by most countries as part of Georgia, which vi ...
was reportedly caused by factors including privatisation of a historic
hydropower plant and the
COVID-19 pandemic.
Violence and criminal damage occurred in the capital of
Sukhumi. Electricity had to be supplied by the
Russian Federation over the weekend.
The opposition called for
President Aslan Bzhania
Aslan Georgievich Bzhania ( ab, Аслан Гьаргь-иҧа Бжьаниа, ka, ასლან გიორგის-ძე ბჟანია, russian: Аслан Георгиевич Бжания; born 6 April 1963) has been President of A ...
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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2021 in Abkhazia
2021 protests
December 2021 events in Europe
Conflicts in 2021
Protests over responses to the COVID-19 pandemic
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