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STORY
One month after the November 2003 Rose Revolution, Georgia’s new
government began what became a massive anti-contraband campaign against
breakaway South Ossetia. The aim was simple: return South Ossetia to
Georgian control by cutting off the territory’s separatist
leadership from its economic lifeline – the millions of dollars in
contraband goods that flowed, unimpeded, from its territory into Shida
Kartli and other Georgian regions.
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PROMISES vs. RESULTS
To weaken South Ossetia’s separatist leadership, the Saakashvili
administration initially targeted the breakaway region’s
contraband trade with neighboring Shida Kartli. Critics argue the plan
backfired. Check out four government promises on this issue and their
results.
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AT A GLANCE
Population: 309,900
Size: 4,808 sq. km
Main Town: Gori (pop: 48,900)
Average salary: 85 GEL ($47) per month
Legendary Roman general Pompey invaded this region around 66 B.C.
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