The Rose Revolution represented a victory not only for the Georgian people but for democracy globally. [It] & demonstrated that, by aggressively contesting elections, exercising basic freedoms of speech and assembly, and applying smart strategic thinking, a democratic opposition can defeat a weak semi-democratic kleptocracy.

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Georgia, Eduard, Shevardnadze, Russia, Mikhail, Saakashvili, Zurab, Zhvania, Nino, Burjanadze
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