APPEAL of the
Military Council of the
The government that was usurped by President
Gamsakhurdia on January 2, 1992 has been overthrown. The Military Council of
the
All government bodies of
Prime Minister Besarion Gugushvili
has been ousted from office.
Mr. Tengiz Sigua has been appointed Acting
Prime Minister of the
Political parties have been offered
to establish an advisory board that will organize new parliamentary elections
and elaborate a program of political development of
All political parties and
organizations operating in Georgia, representatives of national minorities and private
persons whose participation will be considered advisable by the advisory board are
eligible for participation in this body.
The state of emergency will enter
into force in
The Military Council places law-enforcement
agencies and administrative bodies under its authority and charges them with taking
measures to establish peace and stabilize the situation on the
The Military Council will abdicate
responsibility upon the forming of the Cabinet of Ministers and will transfer authorities
to the Government.
On behalf of the Military Council:
Tengiz Kitovani, Jaba Ioseliani
(Newspaper “Sakartvelos Respublika”, # 1,
January 8, 1992/Translation from Georgian)