Eduard Shevardnadze
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) |
Eduard Shevardnadze Media
Shevardnadze at the Reykjavik Summit with Ronald Reagan, Mikhail Gorbachev, Jack Matlock and George Shultz, 10.11.1986
THE KREMLIN, MOSCOW. President Putin meeting President Heidar Aliyev of Azerbaijan (right), President Robert Kocharian of Armenia and President Eduard Shevardnadze of Georgia (left).
Banners on Parliament of Georgia saying: "Georgia without Shevardnadze", "Poti is with you"
References
- ↑ Georgia ex-leader Shevardnadze dies - BBC News
Other websites
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