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	Post Conflict Development Countries Georgia Georgia became independent with the collapse of USSR in 1991. The elected nationalist president was soon deposed by militias that inaugurated former USSR Foreign Minister as the new leader in 1992. He was ousted after the misconduct of parliamentary elections in 2003. Having invested in an oil pipeline from Azerbaijan via Georgia to Turkey, the US has a major interest in political stability in the region. However, separatist movements in South Ossetia and Abkhazia provinces tear Georgia into several sections. Both provinces are suspected of maintaining close ties with Russia while remaining outside the control of the central government. The Russian government continues to monitor the US influence in the region closely. Even before independence, Georgia has been dependent on Russia for energy supply. The tension between Russia and Georgia escalated due to suspected Georgian harboring of Chechen rebels in 2001. The relationship between the two countries improved after dozens of Chechens were detained and several extradited to Russia in 2002. Georgian government accuses Russian-led peacekeeping forces in both regions to be siding with the separatists. The UN operates a military observer mission alongside Russian peacekeepers in Abkhazia. Tensions with Russia emerged again in June 2006 due to demands that Russian peacekeepers in South Ossetia obtain visas. On July 25, Georgia has sent a military force to the breakaway Abkhazia region to regain control over the strategic gorge and to capture the rebel group leaders with a limited success. This has initiated new warnings from Russia.
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