Recognition Democratic Republic of Georgia

national council meeting, may 26, 1918.

georgia recognized germany , ottoman empire. young state had place under german protection , cede largely muslim-inhabited regions (including cities of batum, ardahan, artvin, akhaltsikhe , akhalkalaki) ottoman government (treaty of batum, june 4). however, german support enabled georgians repel bolshevik threat abkhazia. german forces under command of friedrich freiherr kress von kressenstein. following german defeat in first world war, british occupation forces arrived in country, permission of georgian government. relations between british , local population more strained had been germans. british-held batum,remained out of georgia s control until 1920. on december 25, 1918, british force deployed in tbilisi too.

georgia s relations neighbours uneasy. territorial disputes armenia, denikin s white russian government , azerbaijan led armed conflicts in first 2 cases. british military mission attempted mediate these conflicts in order consolidate anti-bolshevik forces in region. prevent white russian army forces crossing newly established states, british commander in region drew line across caucasus denikin not permitted cross, giving both georgia , azerbaijan temporary relief. threat of invasion denikin s forces, notwithstanding british position, brought georgia , azerbaijan in mutual defense alliance on june 16, 1919.

noe ramishvili became chairman of first government of republic. in 1930, assassinated bolshevik spy in paris.

on february 14, 1919, georgia held parliamentary elections won social democratic party of georgia 81.5% of vote. on march 21, noe zhordania formed third government, had deal armed peasants revolts incited local bolshevik activists , largely supported russia. these became more troublesome when carried out ethnic minorities such abkhazians , ossetians.

however, land reform handled georgian social democratic party government , country established multi-party system in sharp contrast dictatorship of proletariat established bolsheviks in russia. in 1919, reforms in judicial system , local self-governance carried out. abkhazia granted autonomy. nevertheless, ethnic issues continued trouble country, on part of ossetians, witnessed in may 1920. contemporaries observed increasing nationalism among social democratic party of georgia leaders.