<P> A pro-independence movement led to the secession from the Soviet Union in April 1991 . For most of the following decade , post-communist Georgia suffered from civil conflicts , secessionist wars in Abkhazia and South Ossetia , and economic crisis . Following the bloodless Rose Revolution in 2003 , Georgia pursued a strongly pro-Western foreign policy , aiming at NATO and European integration , and introduced a series of democratic and economic reforms , which brought about mixed results , but strengthened state institutions . The country 's Western orientation soon led to the worsening of relations with Russia , culminating in the brief Russo - Georgian War in August 2008 and Georgia 's current territorial dispute with Russia . </P>
<P> A pro-independence movement led to the secession from the Soviet Union in April 1991 . For most of the following decade , post-communist Georgia suffered from civil conflicts , secessionist wars in Abkhazia and South Ossetia , and economic crisis . Following the bloodless Rose Revolution in 2003 , Georgia pursued a strongly pro-Western foreign policy , aiming at NATO and European integration , and introduced a series of democratic and economic reforms , which brought about mixed results , but strengthened state institutions . The country 's Western orientation soon led to the worsening of relations with Russia , culminating in the brief Russo - Georgian War in August 2008 and Georgia 's current territorial dispute with Russia . </P>
when did the republic of georgia become independent
when did the republic of georgia become independent
April 1991
April 1991