Georgian NATO membership referendum, 2008
- Georgian NATO membership referendum, 2008
A non-binding, advisory referendum on whether to join NATO was held in Georgia on January 5, 2008, together with an early presidential election and a legislative election date referendum. [ [http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/international/georgier_sollen_auch_ueber_nato-beitritt_entscheiden__1.590270.html Georgier sollen am 5. Januar auch über Nato-Beitritt entscheiden] NZZ, 26 November 2007 de icon] [ [http://www.civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=16434 Georgia to Hold Plebiscite on NATO Membership] UNA Georgia, 26 November 2007] This was announced in a surprise move on November 26, 2007, shortly before Mikheil Saakashvili resigned as President of Georgia for the early presidential elections.
The only question of the referendum asked: "Do you want Georgia to become a member of NATO?" According to the official results of Georgia's Central Election Commission, 77% of voters were in favor, and 23% voted against it. [ [http://www.civil.ge/eng_/category.php?id=32&result=plebiscite Plebiscite.] Elections.Ge (Civil Georgia). January 11, 2008.]
See also
*Georgia and NATO
References
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Georgia–NATO relations — Current NATO members … Wikipedia
Georgia-NATO relations — Georgia and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) relations officially began in 1994 when Georgia joined the NATO run Partnership for Peace. Georgia has moved quickly following the Rose Revolution in 2003 to seek closer ties and eventual… … Wikipedia
Background of the 2008 South Ossetia war — This article describes the background of the 2008 South Ossetia war. outh Ossetian interestsThe Ossetians are an Iranian ethnic group whose origin lies along the Don River. They came to the Caucasus after being driven out of their homeland in the … Wikipedia
2008 South Ossetia war — Part of Georgian–Ossetian conflict and Georgian–Abkhazian conflict Locat … Wikipedia
Georgian–Ossetian conflict — Location of South Ossetia within Georgia. Date 1989–present Location … Wikipedia
2008 Georgia–Russia crisis — The 2008 Georgia Russia crisis began on March 6, 2008 when Russia announced that it would no longer participate in the Commonwealth of Independent States economic sanctions imposed on Abkhazia in 1996.cite web title = Russian Federation Withdraws … Wikipedia
Georgian presidential election, 2008 — A presidential election was held in Georgia on January 5, 2008, [ [http://www.itar tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=12050251 PageNum=0 Georgia to hold presidential election on Jan 5, 2008] Itar Tass. November 8, 2007.] having been brought forward… … Wikipedia
Ukraine–NATO relations — Current NATO members … Wikipedia
Enlargement of NATO — Map of NATO countries chronological membership. Enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is the process of including new member states in NATO. NATO is a military alliance of states in Europe and North America whose… … Wikipedia
Dates of 2008 — ▪ 2009 January As we meet tonight, our economy is undergoing a period of uncertainty.… At kitchen tables across our country, there is a concern about our economic future. U.S. Pres. George W. Bush, in his final state of the union address, January … Universalium
