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A region within the Caucasus Mountains in Georgia, South Ossetia first declared itself independent from Georgia in the early 1990s, although it has not been recognized as such by either Georgia or the international community. Russia, however, recognized the region and Abkhazia as independent nations on August 26, 2008. South Ossetia was involved in a conflict in August, 2008 when Georgian troops entered South Ossetia to fight separatists and Russia responded by sending in troops. The conflict ended in a peace agreement signed by Russia and Georgia.
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- Population: Approximately 70,000
- Capital: Tskhinvali
- Languages: Ossetian, Georgian, Russian
- President: Eduard Kokoiti
- Major religion: Christianity
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Unrecognized Independence
Shortly after the breakup of the Soviet Union, Georgia declared its independence from Russia. Despite the South Ossetian declaration of loyalty to Russia and referendums in 1992 and 2006 which showed that an overwhelming majority of citizens wished to be independent from Georgia, the region remains a breakaway state.Categories
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South Ossetia on Amazon
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Countdown to War in Georgia, Russia's Foreign Policy and Media Coverage of the Conflict in South Ossetia and Abkhazia - $79.95
The August 2008 events in South Ossetia did more than just interrupt Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's trip to the Beijing Olympics. They ushered in a new low in Russian-American relations, perhaps the worst in the post-Cold War era. ...
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South Ossetia: South Ossetia,International recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia,Foreign relations of South - $67.00
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Russia-Georgia conflict in South Ossetia: context and implications for U.S. interests.(CRS Report for Congress): An article from: Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs - $9.95
This digital document is an article from Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs, published by Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs on October 1, 2008. The length of the article is 18087 words....
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SOUTH OSSETIA AT A GLANCE.(Main): An article from: The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM) - $9.95
This digital document is an article from The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM), published by The Santa Fe New Mexican on August 14, 2008. The length of the article is 596 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word p...
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Conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, Abkhazia and South Ossetia:A Legal Appraisal - $216.00
The conflicts in the South Caucasus are now a decade old, but still appear impervious to solution. The hopes that independence raised have been dashed by an insidious cocktail of past and present regional hegemony, historical antipathy a...
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