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The Black Pantyhose Battalion, also known as the Black Stockings and the Furies, are a group of female partisans of the late first President of Georgia, Zviad Gamsakhurdia, and his widow, Manana Archvadze-Gamsakhurdia. The group has, at times, served as an armed militia fighting for Gamsakhurdia, notably during the 1991-92 Georgian coup d'état. Refusing to recognize any government as legitimate since Gamsakhurdia's death in December 1993, the group has often been involved in public protests against the Shevardnadze and Saakashvili administrations.
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Black Pantyhose Battailon | |
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Also known as | Furies |
Leader | Manana Archvadze-Gamsakhurdia |
Foundation | 1991 |
Country | ![]() |
Motives | Supporting Zviad Gamsakhurdia and opposing sitting Georgian governments. |
Active regions | Tbilisi |
Political position | Zviadism |
Status | Inactive |
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