Politics

Head of Russian-backed breakaway Georgian region resigns amid mass protests

The 61-yeard-old Bzhania, a former chief of the state security service who became head of state in 2020, is the third Abkhazian leader to be toppled in a similar way since 2008. Photo:
The 61-yeard-old Bzhania became the head of Abkhazia in 2020. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Georgian opposition have seized government buildings in the region.