32nd anniversary after April 9, 1989 tragedy, 30 years after restoration of independence (Photo)
10:40, 09.04.2021
Georgia commemorates the 32nd anniversary of the tragedy of April 9, 1989, that claimed the lives of 21 people.
On this day, the Soviet Army brutally dispersed the anti-Soviet peaceful protest at the Parliament building in Tbilisi. Hundreds were injured and poisoned by some unknown gas.
On April 9, 1991, the Supreme Council of the Republic of Georgia proclaimed Georgian sovereignty and independence from the Soviet Union. April 9 is the Day of National Unity.
