Friday, December 5, 2025

Georgian soldiers took oath on Independence Day

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Soldiers took an oath and were greeted by their commander-in-chief, President Giorgi Margvelashvili. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Thousands of people came to downtown Tbilisi to mark Independence Day on Monday. The day was celebrated in 12 cities and towns all over the country.

There was no military parade, which used to be a tradition during the Saakashvili government, but the new

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Georgia celebrates independence without military parade

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Although generally a people’s day, there will be a little military element to Georgia’s national day this year. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–For the second year in a row, Georgia will mark Independence Day without a military parade.

The government has decided that Independence Day will be a people’s celebration and aimed at letting people take part.

But even though there is no military

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