Eduard Shevardnadze

Eduard Shevardnadze (Georgian: ედუარდ შევარდნაძეcode: ka is deprecated ; 25 January 1928 - 7 July 2014) 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
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	(1928-01-25)25 January 1928 Mamati, Guria, Transcaucasian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	7 July 2014(2014-07-07) (aged 86) Tbilisi, 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	23px 25px 25px 25px 25px 25px 25px 25px 25px File:UK Order St-Michael St-George ribbon.svg
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

• President Ronald Reagan with Mikhail Gorbachev, Jack Matlock, Dimitry Zarechnak, George Shultz, and Eduard Shevardnadze during his trip to Iceland at the Reykjavik Summit.jpg

  Shevardnadze at the Reykjavik Summit with Ronald Reagan, Mikhail Gorbachev, Jack Matlock and George Shultz, 10 November 1986

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  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"

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