Eduard Shevardnadze
Georgian politician and diplomat (1928–2014)
Eduard Shevardnadze (Georgian: ედუარდ შევარდნაძე; Russian: Эдуа́рд Амвро́сиевич Шевардна́дзе, tr. Eduard Amvrosiyevich Shevardnadze; 25 January 1928 - 7 July 2014)[1] was a Georgian politician. He was a former Soviet minister of foreign affairs. He served as President of Georgia from November 1995 to November 2003.
Eduard Shevardnadze | |
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ედუარდ შევარდნაძე | |
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| 2nd President of Georgia | |
| In office 26 November 1995 – 23 November 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Position restored; himself as the Head of State of Georgia |
| Succeeded by | Nino Burjanadze |
| Chairman of the Parliament - Head of State of Georgia | |
| In office 6 November 1992 – 26 November 1995 (Chairman of the Parliament from 4 November 1992) | |
| Preceded by | Position established; himself as the Chairman of the State Council of Georgia |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished; Zurab Zhvania as the Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia |
| Chairman of the State Council of Georgia | |
| In office 10 March 1992 – 4 November 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Position established; Military Council as the interim head of state |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished; himself as the Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia |
| Minister of External Relations of the Soviet Union | |
| In office 19 November 1991 – 26 December 1991 | |
| Premier | Ivan Silayev |
| Preceded by | Boris Pankin |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union | |
| In office 2 July 1985 – 20 December 1990 | |
| Premier | Nikolai Tikhonov Nikolai Ryzhkov |
| Preceded by | Andrei Gromyko |
| Succeeded by | Aleksandr Bessmertnykh |
| First Secretary of the Georgian Communist Party | |
| In office 29 September 1972 – 6 July 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Vasil Mzhavanadze |
| Succeeded by | Jumber Patiashvili |
| Minister of Internal Affairs of the Georgian SSR | |
| In office 1967–1972 | |
| Preceded by | Vladimir Janjgava |
| Succeeded by | Dilar Habuliani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 January 1928 Mamati, Guria, Transcaucasian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 7 July 2014 (aged 86) Tblisi, Georgia |
| Nationality | Soviet (until 1991) Georgian (since 1991) |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1948-1991) Independent (1991-1995) Union of Citizens of Georgia (1995-2003) |
| Spouse(s) | Nanuli Shevardnadze |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards |        |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | MVD |
| Years of service | 1964–1972 |
| Rank |  Major General |
| Commands | Ministry of Public Order of the Georgian SSR (1965-1968) Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Georgian SSR (1968-1972) |
References
change- ↑ Georgia ex-leader Shevardnadze dies - BBC News
Other websites
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Media related to Eduard Shevardnadze at Wikimedia Commons
- BBC obituary
- Foes of Georgian Leader Storm Into Parliament Building by Seth Mydans, from the New York Times Web Site.
- Georgian Interior Minister Vows to Enforce State of Emergency on the Voice of America News Web Site.
- People power forces Georgia leader out from BBC News online.
- MacKinnon, Mark. Georgia revolt carried mark of Soros Archived 2003-12-02 at the Wayback Machine. Globe and Mail, 26 November 2003.
- Russians in Baden-Baden Archived 2014-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
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