Portal:Georgia (country)/August

David the Builder fresco in Gelati

• 6 August 1783 : Georgia became a protectorate of Russian Empire.
• 7 August 2008 : An intensive artillery shelling between Ossetian guerillas and Georgian military forces in Tskhinvali Region grew into a war involving Russia.
• 12 August 1121 : In the Battle of Didgori Georgian army led by King David the Builder (pictured) defeated Seljuqs.
• 25 August 1990 : Abkhazia declared itself independent from Georgia.
• 26 August 2002 : Parliament of Georgia voted for cancellation of CIS membership and withdrawal of Russian Army bases from its territory.
• 29 August 1932 : The first electric train crossed Surami Pass connecting eastern and western parts of the country.