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The Rebbelion in Tskhinvali was military uprsing by Ossetians in Georgian city of Tskhinvali. Uprising ended with failure.
| Rebbelion in Tskhinvali | |||||||
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| Part of Georgian–Ossetian conflict (1918–1920) | |||||||
 Valiko Jugheli | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Georgia |
Ossetian insurgents Supported by:  Russian SFSR | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Valiko Jugheli | Kosta Kaziev | ||||||
Background
After the 1917 February Revolution that resulted in the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, the Ossetians set up a National Council of Ossetians which convened in Java in June 1917 and advocated the creation of organs of self-rule in Ossetian-inhabited areas on both sides of the Caucasus. The Council was internally divided along the ideological lines and soon became dominated by the Bolsheviks who called for the unification of North and South Ossetias and the incorporation of South Ossetia into Soviet Russia. Already in February 1918, there were numerous outbreaks of disobedience among the Ossetian peasants who refused to pay taxes to the Tiflis-based Transcaucasian government.
Uprising
On 15 March 1918, the Ossetian peasants rose in rebellion and managed to hold off an offensive by a Georgian People's Guard punitive detachment commanded by an ethnic Ossetian officer, Kosta Kaziev. The fighting culminated in the town of Tskhinvali which was occupied by the rebels on 19 March 1918.[1] The Georgian People's Guard regained the control of Tskhinvali on 22 March. The uprising was finally suppressed and harsh repressive measures established in the region, generating resentment against the Mensheviks, being now equated, in the eyes of the Ossetians, with Georgians.[2] This also opened the way for strong pro-Bolshevik sentiments among the Ossetians.
Valiko Jugheli spoke about the Ossetians saying, "Our worst and most relentless enemies" and, "These traitors should be cruelly punished. There is no other way.[3]