Ethnic cleansing of Georgians in Sukhumi

Sukhumi massacre
Part of War in Abkhazia (1992–1993)
Date27 September 1993; 30 years ago (1993-09-27)
LocationSukhumi, Abkhazia, Georgia
Coordinates43°00′12″N 41°00′55″E / 43.00333°N 41.01528°E / 43.00333; 41.01528
MotiveAnti-Georgian sentiment
TargetGeorgian population of Sukhumi, Georgian administration of Abkhazia
Perpetrator
OutcomeEthnic cleansing of the Georgian population
Deaths1,000 (Georgian estimate)[1]
Displaced50,000[2]

The Sukhumi massacre took place on 27 September 1993, during and after the fall of Sukhumi into separatist hands in the course of the War in Abkhazia. It was perpetrated against Georgian civilians of Sukhumi, mainly by militia forces of Abkhaz separatists and North Caucasian allies.[3] It became part of a violent ethnic cleansing campaign carried out by the separatists.

  1. ^ О выявленных фактах политики этнической чистки/геноцида, проводимой на территории Абхазии, Грузия, и необходимости передачи виновных лиц в руки правосудия в соответствии с международными принципами надлежащего судебного процесса. заключение Гос. комис. Грузии по установлению фактов политики этнич. чистки-геноцида, проводимой в отношении груз. населения Абхазии, Грузия, и передаче материалов в Междунар. трибунал (in Russian). О-во грузин в России. 1997.
  2. ^ Human Rights Watch, Georgia/Abkhazia: Violations of the Laws of War and Russia's Role in the Conflict, March 1995
  3. ^ "Siege of Sukhumi", Time, October 4, 1993.