Abkhazia
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Abkhazia (Abkhaz: Аҧсны́ Apsny, IPA /apʰsˈnɨ/; Georgian: აფხაზეთი Apkhazeti; Russian: Абхазия Abkhaziya) is a disputed political entity on the eastern coast of the Black Sea and the south-western flank of the Caucasus. Abkhazia considers itself an independent state, called the Republic of Abkhazia or Apsny. This status is recognised by Russia, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Nauru, Tuvalu and Vanuatu and also by the partially recognised states of South Ossetia, Transnistria and Nagorno-Karabakh. The Georgian government and the majority of the world's governments consider Abkhazia a part of Georgia's territory. Under Georgia's official designation it is an autonomous republic, called the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, whose government sits in exile in Tbilisi. On 28 August 2008, the Parliament of Georgia passed a resolution declaring Abkhazia a "Russian-occupied territory". The status of Abkhazia is a central issue of the Georgian–Abkhazian conflict. The wider region formed part of the Soviet Union until 1991. As the Soviet Union began to disintegrate towards the end of the 1980s, ethnic tensions grew between Abkhaz and Georgians over Georgia's moves towards independence. This led to the 1992–1993 War in Abkhazia that resulted in a Georgian military defeat, de facto independence of Abkhazia and the mass exodus and ethnic cleansing of the Georgian population from Abkhazia. In spite of the 1994 ceasefire agreement and years of negotiations, the status dispute has not been resolved, and despite the long-term presence of a United Nations monitoring force and a Russian-dominated CIS peacekeeping operation, the conflict has flared up on several occasions. In August 2008, the sides again fought during the South Ossetia War, which was followed by the formal recognition of Abkhazia by Russia, the annulment of the 1994 cease fire agreement and the termination of the UN and CIS missions. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License Matching Results for Abkhazia:AbkhaziaAbkhazia. A region in the Caucasus. A country in the Caucasus. [edit] Derived terms ... Abkhaz: Аҧсны ab(ab) (Apsny), Аҧсны Аҳәынҭқарра ab(ab) (Apsny Ahwyntkarra) ... Abkhaz a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia. Abkhaz: аҧсуа ab(ab) (apsua) ... Category:Abkhaz language for words in Abkhaz. Abkhaz people on ... abkhasisk Abkhaz, Abkhazian (a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia) ... Abkhaz, Abkhazian (a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia) ... From Wiktionary under the
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