The leader of the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia resigned on Tuesday and was replaced by his deputy until new elections, days after protesters seized government buildings and forced him to scrap an unpopular deal with Russia.

Aslan Bzhania, the leader of the Georgian breakaway region of Abkhazia, resigned on Tuesday following days of violent unrest.

Following days of unrest in which the opposition seized government buildings, the leader of Georgia's separatist region of Abkhazia has resigned.

(Reuters) -A truck rammed the gates of parliament in the Russian-backed breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia on Friday as hundreds protested against an investment agreement with Moscow that some Abkhaz fear will price them out of the property market.

Aslan Bzhania is quitting days after crowds stormed government buildings over a controversial pro-Russia bill.

Protests that blocked bridges to the capital of the Russia-backed Georgian separatist region of Abkhazia have ended Tuesday after authorities freed five opposition supporters who were jailed the night before.

The president of the self-declared republic of Abkhazia, Aslan Bzhania, has resigned but will withdraw his resignation if protesters do not leave government buildings in Sukhumi by Tuesday.View on eur

Aslan Bzhania, the leader of the Russian-backed breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia, has resigned following negotiations with the opposition, Bzhania's press office said on Tuesday. "In order to maintain stability and constitutional order in the country

Aslan Bzhania, the so-called "president" of occupied Georgian Abkhazia, has resigned but may withdraw his statement if protesters do not leave government buildings. Source: Bzhania's Telegram channel Details: The message states that "representatives of the authorities' and the opposition have reached an agreement after negotiations.