April 9 tragedy

April 9 Tragedy
Part of Georgian-Abkhaz conflict, Revolutions of 1989, and Dissolution of the Soviet Union
Photos of the April 9, 1989 massacre victims, mostly young women, on a billboard in Tbilisi (2008)
Date4 April 1989 – 9 April 1989
Location
Caused byPolitical repression
Nationalist sentiment
Goals
MethodsProtest march, Picketing, Street protesters, Flag waving.
Resulted in
Parties
Lead figures
Casualties and losses
Deaths: 21
Injuries: 100+
Arrests: 100+

The April 9 tragedy (also known as The massacre of Tbilisi or Tbilisi tragedy) refers to the events in Tbilisi, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, on April 9, 1989, when an anti-Soviet, pro-independence demonstration was crushed by the Soviet Army, resulting in 21 deaths and hundreds of injuries. April 9 is now remembered as the Day of National Unity (Georgian: ეროვნული ერთიანობის დღე, romanized: erovnuli ertianobis dghe), an annual public holiday.


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