2023 in Georgia (country)
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Events in the year 2023 in Georgia.
Incumbents[edit]
- President – Salome Zourabichvili
- Prime Minister – Irakli Garibashvili
- Chairperson of the Parliament – Shalva Papuashvili
Events[edit]
- 20 January - Sagarejo shooting: A man opens fire from a balcony in Sagarejo, Kakheti, killing five people and wounding five others. The gunman later commits suicide.[1]
- 6 March - The Parliament of Georgia under Georgian Dream passes a new foreign agents law. This begins the 2023 Georgian protests.
- 7 March - 2023 Georgian protests: Protests occur in Georgia in opposition of a new law regarding foreign agents. Police are reported to be using water cannons and tear gas to control the protesters.[2]
- 9 March - Georgia's ruling party announces it will withdraw a controversial bill concerning foreign agents which prompted days of protests across the country.[3]
- 24-26 March: 2023 Judo Grand Slam Tbilisi[4][5]
- 8 July - Right-wing protesters storm and disrupt LGBT Pride Festival In Tbilisi.[6]
- 3 August – Shovi landslide: a landslide hits the mountain resort of Shovi, ravaging the area and killing at least 32.
- 18 October - Georgian parliament members from the ruling Georgian Dream party fail to impeach President Salome Zourabichvili, securing only 86 of the required 100 votes, after the constitutional court ruled that Zourabichvili violated the constitution by advocating for Georgia's European Union membership during international trips without government approval.[7]
Deaths[edit]
- 15 January - Vakhtang Kikabidze, 84, singer, actor (Mimino, Don't Grieve) and politician, MP (since 2020).[8]
- 17 January - Manana Doijashvili, 75, pianist.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "6 dead, including police officer and suspect, after shooting in Georgia - National | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- ^ "Georgians protest against draft law on media, nonprofits". ABC News. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
- ^ "Georgia to drop foreign agents bill after massive protests". MSN. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ^ "Tbilisi Grand Slam 2023". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ "Tbilisi Grand Slam 2023". European Judo Union. 10 October 2022. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ "Violent Protesters Storm, Disrupt LGBT Pride Festival In Tbilisi". Radio Freedom. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
- ^ "Georgia ruling party fails to oust pro-Western president". France 24. 2023-10-18. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ "Умер актёр Вахтанг Кикабидзе". secretmag.ru. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
- ^ ალია; ალია (2023-01-17). "პიანისტი მანანა დოიჯაშვილი გარდაიცვალა" (in Georgian). Retrieved 2023-01-17.
