Georgian villagers leave their houses near the city of Tskhinvali, about 100 km (62 miles) from Tbilisi, August 8, 2008. Georgia's President Mikheil Saakashvili said Georgian forces have taken complete control of Tshkinvali and nearby South Ossetian villages. Reuters Pictures 15 months ago

Georgian villagers leave their houses near the city of Tskhinvali, about 100 km (62 miles) from Tbilisi, August 8, 2008. Georgia's President Mikheil Saakashvili said Georgian forces have taken complete control of Tshkinvali and nearby South Ossetian villages.

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  4. Opposition supporters gather for a protest rally against President Mikhail Saakashvili's policies in Tbilisi, Georgia, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. About 2,000 opposition demonstrators have rallied in the Georgian capital to protest the policies of President Mikhail Saakashvili. Protesters have demanded political reforms and more media freedom. Some have called for Saakashvili's resignation.
  5. An opposition supporter stands behind a poster referring to a police crackdown at an opposition rally two years ago, during a protest against President Mikhail Saakashvili's policies in Tbilisi, Georgia, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Demonstrators wear masks to protest against the use of tear gas by police during a crackdown on opposition protest on that date two years ago.
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  8. Opposition supporters hold posters during a protest against President Mikhail Saakashvili's policies in Tbilisi, Georgia, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. About 2,000 opposition demonstrators have rallied in the Georgian capital to protest the policies of President Mikhail Saakashvili. Protesters have demanded political reforms and more media freedom. Some have called for Saakashvili's resignation.
  9. FILE -- In this Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008, file photo, Georgians hold national flags at a rally in support of their President Mikhail Saakashvili near the Georgian parliament in the capital Tbilisi. Hollywood filmmakers have recreated the rally in Georgia's capital while filming a movie about the 2008 Russia-Georgia war, with Hollywood star Andy Garcia playing Saakashvili.
  10. In this photo taken late Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009, Hollywood star Andy Garcia seen playing Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili during a film shoot in Tbilisi. Hollywood filmmakers have recreated a rally in Georgia's capital while filming a movie about the 2008 Russia-Georgia war, with Andy Garcia playing President Mikhail Saakashvili. The real rally took place on Aug. 12, 2008.
  11. In this photo taken late Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009, Georgians take part in a film shoot in Tbilisi. Hollywood filmmakers have recreated a rally in Georgia's capital while filming a movie about the 2008 Russia-Georgia war, with Hollywood star Andy Garcia playing Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili. The real rally took place on Aug. 12, 2008.
  12. FILE -- In this Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008, file photo, Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili gestures speaking at a rally in Tbilisi. Hollywood filmmakers have recreated the rally in Georgia's capital while filming a movie about the 2008 Russia-Georgia war, with Hollywood star Andy Garcia playing Saakashvili.
  13. In this photo taken late Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009, Hollywood star Andy Garcia seen playing Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili during a film shoot in Tbilisi. Hollywood filmmakers have recreated a rally in Georgia's capital while filming a movie about the 2008 Russia-Georgia war, with Andy Garcia playing President Mikhail Saakashvili. The real rally took place on Aug. 12, 2008.
  14. In this photo taken late Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009, Georgians take part in a film shoot in Tbilisi. Hollywood filmmakers have recreated a rally in Georgia's capital while filming a movie about the 2008 Russia-Georgia war, with Hollywood star Andy Garcia playing Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili. The real rally took place on Aug. 12, 2008.
  15. In this photo taken on Monday, Oct. 19, 2009, Georgia's President Mikhail Saakashvili, right, speaks with U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense Alexander Vershbow during their meeting in Tbilisi. Portrait on wall is of Ilia Chavchavadze, (1837-1907) a Georgian writer, poet, journalist and lawyer who spearheaded the revival of the Georgian national movement in the second half of the 19th century, during the Russian rule of Georgia.
  16. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton , right, meets with the President Mikhail Saakashvili of Georgia at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York Monday, Sept. 21, 2009.

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