Ku qor sii wadida sadarkani - Intii lagu jiray dabayaaqadii 1980-meeyadii markii Midowga Soofiyeeti uu galay xiisad, Shevardnadze wuxuu noqday mid aan caan aheyn oo khilaaf la galay hoggaamiyeyaasha adag ee Soofiyeeti ee aan jeclayn dib-u-habeyntiisa iyo khadkiisa jilicsan ee Galbeedka. Wuxuu dhaleeceeyay olole ay ciidamada Sovietku ku doonayeen inay ku fashiliyaan kacdoon
wuxuu ku dhashay wadanka Georgia sanadkii 1989 Si uu uga soo horjeesto saameynta sii kordheysa ee xagjirka ah ee Gorbachev, Shevardnadze ayaa si lama filaan ah u is casilay bishii Diseembar 1990, isagoo leh, "Dictatorship ayaa soo socota". Dhowr bilood kadib, cabsidoodii ayaa qeyb ahaan la xaqiijiyay markii afgambi aan guuleysan oo ay sameeyeen kooxda shuuciga ee xisbiga adag ay ku dhaqaaqeen burburka Midowgii Soofiyeeti. Shevardnadze wuxuu si kooban ugu soo noqday Wasiirka Arrimaha Dibadda ee Midowga Soofiyeeti bishii Nofeembar 1991 laakiin wuxuu iska casilay Gorbachev bishii xigtay, markii Midowga Soofiyeeti si rasmi ah loo kala diray.