2023 in Georgia (country)
Events in the year 2023 in Georgia.
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Incumbents
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President of Georgia | Salome Zourabichvili |
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Prime Minister of Georgia | Irakli Garibashvili |
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Chairperson of the Parliament of Georgia | Shalva Papuashvili |
Events
- 20 January - Sagarejo shooting: A man opens fire from a balcony in Sagarejo, Kakheti, killing five people and wounding five others. The gunman later commits suicide.[1]
- 6 March - The Parliament of Georgia under Georgian Dream passes a new foreign agents law. This begins the 2023 Georgian protests.
- 7 March - 2023 Georgian protests: Protests occur in Georgia in opposition of a new law regarding foreign agents. Police are reported to be using water cannons and tear gas to control the protesters.[2]
- 9 March - Georgia's ruling party announces it will withdraw a controversial bill concerning foreign agents which prompted days of protests across the country.[3]
- 24-26 March: 2023 Judo Grand Slam Tbilisi[4][5]
Deaths
- 15 January - Vakhtang Kikabidze, 84, singer, actor (Mimino, Don't Grieve) and politician, MP (since 2020).[6]
- 17 January - Manana Doijashvili, 75, pianist.[7]
References
- "6 dead, including police officer and suspect, after shooting in Georgia - National | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
- "Georgians protest against draft law on media, nonprofits". ABC News. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
- "Georgia to drop foreign agents bill after massive protests". MSN. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- "Tbilisi Grand Slam 2023". International Judo Federation. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- "Tbilisi Grand Slam 2023". European Judo Union. 10 October 2022. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- "Умер актёр Вахтанг Кикабидзе". secretmag.ru. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
- ალია; ალია (2023-01-17). "პიანისტი მანანა დოიჯაშვილი გარდაიცვალა" (in Georgian). Retrieved 2023-01-17.
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