9 7 5 ▁– ▁T bil isi ▁Ro ads ▁Ministry ▁Building ▁constructed . ▁▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁– ▁Bor is ▁Pa ich ad ze ▁Stadium ▁opens . ▁▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁– ▁April : ▁Dem on str ations ▁about ▁constitution al ▁status ▁of ▁Georg ian ▁language . ▁▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁ ▁T bil is oba ▁begins . ▁ ▁Population : ▁ 1 , 0 5 2 , 7 3 4 . ▁▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁– ▁March : ▁Rock ▁music ▁festival ▁held . ▁▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁– ▁Republic ▁Square ▁constructed . ▁▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁ ▁Wed ding ▁Palace ▁built . ▁ ▁December : ▁Gas ▁explos ion . ▁▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁▁ 9 ▁April : ▁Anti - S ov iet ▁Dem on str ation ▁qu ashed . ▁▁ 1 3 ▁April : ▁Church ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁G ospel ▁destroyed . ▁▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁▁▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁ ▁June : ▁Aer ial ▁tram way ▁accident . ▁ ▁Population : ▁ 1 , 2 6 8 , 0 0 0 ▁( est imate ). ▁▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁ ▁April : ▁Georgia ▁decl ares ▁independence ▁from ▁USS R . ▁ ▁December : ▁Conf lict ▁between ▁pro - G ams akh ur dia ▁and ▁O pp osition ▁forces . ▁ ▁Georg ian ▁Academy ▁of ▁Agr arian ▁Sciences ▁founded . ▁ ▁Or dz hon ik id ze ▁Square ▁renamed ▁" ." ▁▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁ ▁January : ▁Conf lict