Ethnic cleansing of Georgians in Sukhumi

Sukhumi massacre
Part of War in Abkhazia (1992–1993)
Date	27 September 1993
Location	Sukhumi, Abkhazia, Georgia
Coordinates	43°00′12″N 41°00′55″E
Motive	Anti-Georgian sentiment
Target	Georgian population of Sukhumi, Georgian administration of Abkhazia
Perpetrator	Abkhazian Armed Forces; Confederation of Mountain Peoples of the Caucasus; Bagramyan Battalion;
Outcome	Ethnic cleansing of the Georgian population
Deaths	1,000 (Georgian estimate)
Displaced	50,000

The Sukhumi massacre took place on 27 September 1993, during and after the fall of Sukhumi into separatist hands in the course of the War in Abkhazia. It was perpetrated against Georgian civilians of Sukhumi, mainly by militia forces of Abkhaz separatists and North Caucasian allies. It became part of a violent ethnic cleansing campaign carried out by the separatists.

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