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There was widespread skepticism about Ioseliani's claim. Said a senior British diplomat: "The new leaders barely control the center of Tbilisi, let alone the republic. The place is in the throes of anarchy." As word of Gamsakhurdia's downfall spread, thousands of the ousted leader's supporters gathered at the capital's train station for a march through the city. For the second time since the conflict began, gunmen tossed smoke bombs and opened fire on the crowd, scattering the demonstrators. Ioseliani defended the use of terror to enforce a state of emergency in Tbilisi...
Sarah P.S. Ng '95, studying in her room in Hollis said, "I'm not too stressed out yet because my exams are spread out, but everybody studies here so the pressure...
With Lamont and Cabot libraries packed, students spread out all over campus to get their studying done...
...only to those republics that hold free elections, protect minority rights and adopt free-market reforms. So far, only Russia has met all three conditions. By assisting Yeltsin's government, we will create an incentive for reform elsewhere. Moreover, if the free market succeeds in Russia, it will inexorably spread to the other republics. For the first time in its history, Russia will lead not by force of its arms but by force of its example...
...heightened last week by heavy fighting in the center of Tbilisi, capital of Georgia, where political rivals of the high- handed President Zviad Gamsakhurdia were trying to blast him out of government headquarters. More than 50 people were killed and 200 wounded. Surprisingly, the fire fight did not spread from the downtown area of the city, and most of Tbilisi went about its normal business, apparently out of exhaustion or indifference...