Abkhaz People's Soviet

The Abkhaz People's Soviet was not in fact aligned with the Reds nor a traditional soviet, but was a provisional government which set out "to carry on work towards the self-determination of the Abkhazian people."

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It was founded on November 8th 1917 due to the collapse of the central government. It quickly allied with the Menshevik Georgians in Transcaucasia and became an ally of the government. On February 10th 1918 the Abkhazians joined a meeting in Tbilisi which functionally declared the independence of the republic. However Abkhazia was never actually a part of the federation and functioned more of an ally. They were quickly opposed by Bolsheviks in Gudauta led by Efrem Eshba. On February 16th Efrem Eshba with the battle-cruiser Dakia and the torpedo boat Derzkii took Sukhumi the capital and captured many coastal areas. The APS still controlled many remote and inland areas and once the ships withdrew the Bolsheviks were repulsed from the city on February 21st. The sailors from the ships inacted great cruelties against the people of Abkhazia. This defeat temporarily incapacitated and weakened the local Bolsheviks. They would not lay down forever and the now All-Russian Extraordinary Commission would continue their campaigns. On April 8th the Bolsheviks recaptured Sukhumi and soon overran the region except the Ochamchire area and Kodori Valley. This time the APS couldn't push them back and asked Transcaucasia for assistance. By May 17th the region was finally cleared of Bolsheviks and the red civil war was over. Despite this a red invasion from outside occurred in early June.

On June 8th 1918 Abkhazia signed a treaty with Georgia that de facto made it a Georgian vassal, but officially was a part of Georgia. From June 17th to June 22nd the region was occupied by Georgian forces. Due to this occupation Abkhazian emissaries were sent to the whites and for help and the Reds would also try to take advantage of this. On June 27th Turkish troops attempted to land in Abkhazia with members of the nobility and Shervashidze Dynasty, but it was pushed back. In Early October their was a failed coup led by Abkhaz officers which led to a Georgian annexation on the 10th. In January 1919 a failed white coup d'etat occurred and the whites attacked Sukhumi during Spring which was repulsed by Georgia. After a long direct annexation Georgian organized a parliamentary election on February 13th 1919. Basically reinforcing the June 8th agreement. During the Soviet Invasion of Georgia on March 4th 1921 Sukhumi was occupied by the reds. Due to the invasion a revolutionary committee was quickly formed and would transform later on. On March 31st the Socialist Soviet Republic of Abkhazia under Nestor Lakoba was created out of the committee.