When was Jumber Patiashvili removed from his position as First Secretary of the Georgian Communist Party by Gorbachev ?
The protesters , led by the Independence Committee ( Merab Kostava , Zviad Gamsakhurdia , Giorgi Chanturia , Irakli Bathiashvili , Irakli Tsereteli and others ) organized a peaceful demonstration and hunger strikes , demanding the punishment of Abkhaz secessionists and restoration of Georgian independence .