After mass protests Protest in the capital Sukhumi and the occupation Attack of his office on 27 May , Ankvab fled Escaping to his hometown of Gudauta and ultimately resigned Change_of_leadership on 1 June , after previously denouncing Judgment_communication the demonstration as an attempted coup d'état .

The uprising Violence was attributed Causation to public anger with Ankvab over his perceived Know liberal policy toward ethnic Georgians in Abkhazia , a breakaway republic with limited recognition .