We all managed to bring Adjara back into the fold of the motherland, it's one of the greatest achievements - Mikhail Saakashvili.

17 years since the Adjara Revolution - On May 6, 2004, Aslan Abashidze, the former commander of the Adjara Autonomy, resigned amid large-scale public protests and rallies. Abashidze flew to Moscow on the morning of May 6 with the head of the Russian Security Council Igor Ivanov. Along with Abashidze, his son, Batumi Mayor, Giorgi Abashidze and Adjara Security Minister Soso Gogitidze also left Adjara.

Events in Adjara escalated after Abashidze ordered the Kakuti and Choloki bridges blown up, leaving the region isolated from the rest of Georgia. The third president of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, responded to the anniversary of the Adjara revolution with a Facebook address.

"May 6, 2004 is one of the most famous days in the centuries-old history of Georgia. The central government of Georgia and Georgia in general had lost Adjara as of 2004. There was a separate jurisdiction, the Constitution of Georgia was violated ... Return of Adjara  back into the fold of the motherland Georgia... I would like to congratulate everyone on St. George's Day and the day of the return of Adjara to Georgian jurisdiction" Mikheil Saakashvili said.