On May 27, thousands of protestors in Abkhazia stormed the presidential administration, causing President Alexander Ankvab to flee to a Russian military base.

In the days that followed, Abkhazia’s parliament held a non-confidence vote. And after three years as president, Ankvab was forced to resign. His prime minister followed suit the day after.

People on the outside were left wondering what was going on… The protests were led by a group of opposition parties known as the Coordinating Council, united by one thing – dissatisfaction with Ankvab.