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APTOPIX Georgia Abkhazia Presidential Elections

AP News 59 days ago

Sergei Bagapsh, Abkhazia's President and a presidential candidate casts his ballot at a polling station in Sukhumi capital of Georgian breakaway region of Abkhazia, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009. Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia, which is only recognized as independent by Russia, Nicaragua ...

Leader of rebel Abkhazia 'wins reelection'

AFP Global Edition 59 days ago

Separatist leader Sergei Bagapsh has won reelection by a crushing margin in rebel Abkhazia in a vote considered illegitimate by most of the world but hailed by Russia, officials said Sunday. The rebel region's election commission, citing the first official results, said ...

Leader of rebel Abkhazia wins second term

Reuters US Online Report World News 59 days ago

SUKHUMI, Georgia (Reuters) - The rebel Georgian region of Abkhazia re-elected President Sergei Bagapsh, preliminary election results showed on Sunday, in a vote hailed by protector Russia but shunned by most of the world. Abkhazia held its first election on Saturday since ...

Rebel Abkhazia elects president in 'illegitimate' vote

AFP Global Edition 59 days ago

The rebel region of Abkhazia went to the polls Saturday to elect a president in a vote viewed as illegitimate by most of the world but championed by Russia, the region's main sponsor. The election, in which separatist leader Sergei Bagapsh was ...

Rebel Abkhazia chooses leader, Russia hails vote

Reuters US Online Report World News 59 days ago

SUKHUMI, Georgia (Reuters) - The rebel Georgian region of Abkhazia voted for a president on Saturday in an election hailed by sponsor Russia but marred by opposition allegations of fraud. The five-way race is the first since Moscow recognized the Black Sea ...

Abkhazia elects president in vote condemned by Georgia

AFP Global Edition 60 days ago

The rebel region of Abkhazia went to the polls Saturday to elect a president in a vote viewed as illegitimate by most of the world but championed by Russia, the region's main sponsor. The election, in which separatist leader Sergei Bagapsh is ...

Georgia's rebel Abkhazia region to hold vote

AFP Global Edition 60 days ago

Georgia's breakaway Abkhazia region was set to hold Saturday a "presidential" election viewed as illegitimate by most of the world but championed by Russia, the rebel region's main ally. The election, in which separatist leader Sergei Bagapsh is seeking a second term, ...

Georgia's rebel Abkhazia adopts Russian phone code

Reuters US Online Report World News 86 days ago

TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgia's breakaway Abkhazia region, recognized as an independent state by Russia, has cut another of its ties with Georgia by adopting Russia's international dialing code. Russia recognized pro-Western Georgia's rebel regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, which rely heavily ...

Russia to detain Georgian ships off Abkhazia

AP News 148 days ago

Russia heightens tensions by warning it will detain Georgian ships in Abkhazian waters Russia heightened tensions with Georgia Tuesday by warning that it will detain Georgian ships entering the territorial waters of Abkhazia, a breakaway province allied with Moscow, news agencies reported. ...

Russia signs military pacts with Georgian rebels

AFP Global Edition 148 days ago

Russia tightened its ties with Georgia's rebel regions on Tuesday by signing agreements allowing it to maintain military bases in Abkhazia and South Ossetia for nearly half a century. Georgia's pro-Western government immediately condemned the move, with a top official saying the ...

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