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Events on Sunday 23 November 2003 1
2003Rose RevolutionProtests force Shevardnadze from power in GeorgiaWeeks of protest over a disputed parliamentary election culminated in demonstrators, led by Mikheil Saakashvili, storming the Georgian parliament carrying roses. President Eduard Shevardnadze resigned the following day. Saakashvili won the presidency in January 2004 and pursued a pro-Western course.