2019-02-25
As Georgian Prime Minister stated today at the Memorial of Cadets, our history exemplifies freedom's triumph over occupation, and it will come to pass.
The Head of Government, together with the President, Cabinet Members, and MPs, laid a wreath at the Kojori memorial of the hero cades fallen in 1921.
"Today marks the most devastating day, the day of soviet occupation. The millennia-old history of the Georgian nation is one continuous fight for freedom. Even today, a large portion of our territory is occupied. I bow to all Georgian heroes who sacrificed their lives for the homeland's freedom and independence," Mamuka Bakhtadze said.
In February 1921, most of the vastly outnumbered cadets laid down their lives in the fight against Russia's red army. On February 25, 1921, the 11th army of Soviet Russia took over Tbilisi and occupied the Democratic Republic of Georgia.
February 25 is observed as Day of Soviet Occupation. On this day, national flags fly at half-staff throughout Georgia.
Prime Minister's Press Office