South Ossetian Independence Referendum, 2006 (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. South Ossetia, an independent partially recognized republic in the South Caucasus, formerly the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast within the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic with its capital in Tskhinvali, held a referendum on independence on November 12, 2006. The voters answered the question: "should South Ossetia preserve its present status of a de facto independent state?" 99% of voters supported independence. It coincided with de facto South Ossetian presidential elections, which took place on the same day.