| February 3, 2005 | - A gas leak killed the prime minister of Georgia.
| Source:
CBC News
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| December 3, 2004 | -
Russia blocked all exports from a breakaway region of Georgia because it did not support the candidate whom the region elected.
| Source:
New York Times
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| January 6, 2004 | - Mikhail Saakashvili was elected president of Georgia in a huge landslide; early projections showed him winning 96.7 percent of the vote.
| Source:
New York Times
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| November 30, 2003 | -
Georgia's new rulers, who overthrew Eduard Shevardnadze because they were tired of living in one of the most corrupt nations on earth, began hiring their friends and relatives for important government positions.
| Source:
New York Times
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| November 24, 2003 | - President Eduard Shevardnadze of Georgia was forced to resign in the face of massive protests.
| Source:
New York Times
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