1992 -- the last war occurred and the Russians forced the Georgians to back down. Since the Ossetians have had two referendums on independence. Neither of them was recognized by the international community and neither of them was done well enough to qualify, since ethnic Georgians mostly did not participate. However as best I can tell, a majority of residents of South Ossetia do want independence from Georgia... |
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