Sukhumi Committee of National Security

The Sukhumi Committee of National Security was the Abkhazian reaction to the February Revolution in Russia and their subsequent push for autonomy.

History
It was created on March 10th 1917 headed by the Titular Prince Alexander Shervashidze. It showed interesting early in joining the the separatists in Chechnya and their fight for Caucasian independence. This was a major issue for the government. On August 5th they participated in a congressional meeting and would stay for future meetings. By November 8th news reached Abkhazia of the results of the October Revolution and the Sukhumi Committee was replaced with the Abkhaz People's Soviet led by the Abkhaz People's Council.