Aimed at restoring the independence of Georgia from the Soviet Union, the uprising was led by the Committee for Independence of Georgia, a bloc of anti-Soviet political organisations chaired by the Georgian Social Democratic (Menshevik) Party.
Berniat merestorasi kemerdekaan Georgia dari Uni Soviet, kebangkitan tersebut dipimpin oleh Komite Kemerdekaan Georgia, sebuah blok organisasi politik anti-Soviet yang diketuai oleh Partai Sosial Demokrat (Menshevik) Georgia.