We must launch a total attack on the oligarchy and remember that our total attack will have total international support. Here the issue is exactly like this – either the oligarch, or Georgia and victory. We choose victory, that is, we choose Georgia, – this is stated in the address of the third president of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, which was read by Igor Narmania, the head of the youth organization of the United National Movement, at the event dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the Rose Revolution.
As mentioned in Saakashvili’s address, the Rose Revolution firmly returned Georgia to the world map.
“Once again, I congratulate you on the 20th anniversary of one of the biggest events in the centuries-old history of Georgia – the Rose Revolution. The Rose Revolution firmly returned Georgia to the world map. With the Rose Revolution we said no to corruption, crime, hopelessness and Russia. This small Georgia was first to dare in the CIS space, and that is why the President of the United States came to Tbilisi and called us the beacon of democracy of the whole world.
Remember, the difference between the regimes of Ivanishvili and Shevardnadze-Abashidze is only in the equipment of the special forces, but we also have more armor. Our armor is more experience, a much cooler new generation and total support of the civilized democratic world. We must launch a total attack on the oligarchy and remember that our total attack will have total international support. Here the issue is exactly like this – either the oligarch, or Georgia and victory. We choose victory, that is, we choose Georgia,” Saakashvili said in his address.
For the record, the Rose Revolution or Revolution of Roses was a nonviolent change of power that occurred in Georgia in November 2003. The event was brought about by widespread protests over the disputed parliamentary elections and culminated in the resignation of President Eduard Shevardnadze, which marked the end of the Soviet era leadership in the country. The revolution derives its name from the climactic moment, when demonstrators led by Mikheil Saakashvili stormed the Parliament session with red roses in hand.
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