NAME: Zviadists
DATE STARTED/FIRST ACTIVE: 1991.
GOALS: Extremist supporters of deceased former Georgian President Zviad Gamsakhurdia. Overthrow Gamsakhurdia's successor Eduard Shevardnadze's rule.
MAIN ANTI-U.S. ACTIVITIES TO DATE: None.
STRENGTH: Unknown.
OPERATIONAL LOCATIONS: Georgia, especially Mingrelia and Russia.
AFFILIATIONS: Unknown.
COMMENTS: Some now operate anti-Shevardnadze activities from Russia.
DATE STARTED/FIRST ACTIVE: 1991.
GOALS: Extremist supporters of deceased former Georgian President Zviad Gamsakhurdia. Overthrow Gamsakhurdia's successor Eduard Shevardnadze's rule.
MAIN ANTI-U.S. ACTIVITIES TO DATE: None.
STRENGTH: Unknown.
OPERATIONAL LOCATIONS: Georgia, especially Mingrelia and Russia.
AFFILIATIONS: Unknown.
COMMENTS: Some now operate anti-Shevardnadze activities from Russia.