Democratic Republic of Georgia

first modern establishment of Georgia as an independent state (1918-1921)

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Georgia was briefly established as an independent nation for the first time in its modern history between 1918 and 1921, during a period of upheaval following World War I and the collapse of the Russian Empire. This early democratic experiment ended when Georgia was incorporated into the Soviet Union, making it a significant but short-lived moment in Georgian national sovereignty and self-governance.

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Population: 2500000
Area: 107600

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Commons category: Democratic Republic of Georgia
inception: 1918-05-26
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1921-03-18
native label: საქართველოს დემოკრატიული რესპუბლიკა
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The Democratic Republic of Georgia (DRG; Georgian: საქართველოს დემოკრატიული რესპუბლიკა, romanized: sakartvelos demok'rat'iuli resp'ublik'a) was the first modern establishment of a republic of Georgia, which existed from May 1918 to March 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 collapse of the Russian Empire and allowed territories formerly under Russia's rule to assert independence. In contrast to Bolshevik Russia, DRG was governed by a moderate, multi-party political system led by the Georgian Social Democratic Party (Mensheviks).