11 Facts About Rose Revolution

Rose Revolution or Revolution of Roses was a nonviolent change of power that occurred in Georgia in November 2003.

Rose Revolution was led by Shevardnadze's former political allies, Mikheil Saakashvili, Nino Burjanadze and Zurab Zhvania.

Rose Revolution'svardnadze had allowed the development of NGOs before the Rose Revolution, and numerous large and relatively uninhibited NGOs were able to operate in Georgia prior to the 2003 parliamentary elections.

An important factor in the Rose Revolution was the independent television channel Rustavi-2, which served as an ally for the opposition movement for years.

Rose Revolution'svardnadze responded by sacking his cabinet and his minister of security.

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Rose Revolution'svardnadze agreed, but immediately began maneuvering against the Baker formula.

Rose Revolution later declared a state of emergency and began to mobilize troops and police near his residence in Tbilisi.

Rose Revolution became the youngest European president at the age of 36.

Rose Revolution was able to bring the country's rating according to the World Bank from 122nd to 18th in the world by expanding the banking sector by 40 percent, increasing foreign investment to $3 billion, and maintaining an annual growth of 9.

Translating as "Enough, " it resembled a Serbian organization that played a heavy role in the Bulldozer Rose Revolution that happened three years prior and which ended the presidency of Slobodan Milosevic in Yugoslavia.

Significant source of funding for the Rose Revolution was the network of foundations and NGOs associated with Hungarian-American billionaire financier George Soros.