at ized . ▁ ▁Population : ▁ 1 , 0 8 1 , 6 7 9 . ▁▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁– ▁November : ▁Rose ▁Revolution . ▁▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁ ▁Holy ▁Tr inity ▁C athedral ▁( S ame ba ) ▁built . ▁ ▁Zur ab ▁T chi ab er ash v ili ▁becomes ▁mayor . ▁ ▁C au cas us ▁University ▁established . ▁▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁– ▁Giorg i ▁U g ul ava ▁becomes ▁mayor . ▁▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁ ▁March : ▁Protest ▁against ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Russian ▁ban ▁of ▁Mold ovan ▁and ▁Georg ian ▁w ines . ▁ ▁B aku – T bil isi – C ey han ▁pipeline ▁in ▁operation . ▁ ▁National ▁Science ▁Library ▁( Ge org ia ), ▁Sc outs ▁of ▁T bil isi , ▁and ▁Museum ▁of ▁Soviet ▁Occ up ation ▁established . ▁ ▁Fre edom ▁Monument ▁ere cted ▁in ▁Fre edom ▁Square . ▁▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁ ▁Dem on str ations ▁against ▁Sa ak ash v ili ▁regime . ▁ ▁Old ▁T bil isi ▁ra ion ▁established . ▁ ▁Free ▁University ▁of ▁T bil isi ▁and ▁ ▁founded . ▁▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁– ▁August : ▁Bomb ing ▁by ▁Russian ▁Air ▁Force ▁during ▁Rus so - Ge org ian ▁War . ▁▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁ ▁Dem on str ations ▁against ▁Sa ak ash v ili ▁regime . ▁ ▁T bil isi ▁Open ▁Air ▁( music ▁festival ), ▁T bil isi ▁International ▁Festival