2011 Georgian protests

2011 Georgian protests
2011 Georgian protests
Date	21–26 May 2011
Location	Georgia
Goals	Resignation of President Mikheil Saakashvili, political reforms
Methods	Demonstrations, civil disobedience
Resulted in	Protests suppressed by Georgian authorities, Badri Bitsadze arrested and charged for orchestrating the protests.
Parties
People's Assembly National Forum; Democratic Movement;	Government of Georgia Ministry of Internal Affairs Police of Georgia; Constitutional Security Department; ; National Security Council;
Lead figures
	Nino Burjanadze; Badri Bitsadze; Nona Gaprindashvili Mikheil Saakashvili; Vano Merabishvili; Data Akhalaia; Vasil Leluashvili
Number
10,000
Casualties and losses
4

The 2011 Georgian protests were a series of anti-government protests in Georgia against President Mikheil Saakashvili.

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