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A Bolshevik coup fails in the Democratic Republic of Georgia.

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1920 Georgian coup attempt

Failed Bolshevik coup in the Democratic Republic of Georgia

The Georgian coup in May 1920 was an unsuccessful attempt to take power by the Bolsheviks in the Democratic Republic of Georgia. Relying on the 11th Red Army of Soviet Russia operating in neighboring Azerbaijan, the Bolsheviks attempted to take control of a military school and…
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Democratic Republic of Georgia

State in the Caucasus which existed from 1918 to 1921; predecessor of present-day Georgia

The Democratic Republic of Georgia was the first modern establishment of a republic of Georgia, which existed from May 1918 to February 1921. Recognized by all major European powers of the time, DRG was created in the wake of the Russian Revolution of 1917, which led to the…
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