Georgian civil war of 1991–1993

The Georgian civil war of 1991–1993 (Georgian: 1991–1993 წლების ქართული სამოქალაქო ომი) lasted from 1991 to 1993 in the South Caucasian country of Georgia. It began in December 1991 with the coup against the first democratically-elected President of Georgia, Zviad Gamsakhurdia, by the rebel factions of the Georgian National Guard and the Mkhedrioni paramilitary.