Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union · 1956
1956 Georgian Demonstrations
In March 1956, protests in Tbilisi and other Georgian cities against Khrushchev's de-Stalinization "Secret Speech" escalated over several days into demands for Georgian independence, culminating in Soviet Army units opening fire on demonstrators on the night of 9–10 March, killing at least 21 people and wounding 55.



