Gennadi Gagulia
Gennadi Leonidipa Gagulia (Abkhaz: Геннадии Леонид-иҧа Гагәлиа, Georgian: გენადი გაგულია; 4 January 1948 – 8 September 2018) was an Abkhazian politician. He was three-time Prime Minister of Abkhazia and the head of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Gennadi Gagulia | |
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Геннадии Гагәлиа გენადი გაგულია | |
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| 1st Prime Minister of Abkhazia | |
| In office 25 April 2018 – 8 September 2018 | |
| President | Raul Khajimba |
| Preceded by | Beslan Bartsits |
| Succeeded by | Daur Arshba |
| In office 29 November 2002 – 8 April 2003 | |
| President | Vladislav Ardzinba |
| Preceded by | Anri Jergenia |
| Succeeded by | Raul Khajimba |
| In office January 1995 – 29 April 1997 | |
| President | Vladislav Ardzinba |
| Preceded by | office established |
| Succeeded by | Sergei Bagapsh |
| Head of the Presidential Administration | |
| In office 15 December 2003 – 18 June 2004 | |
| President | Vladislav Ardzinba |
| Preceded by | Miron Agrba |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 January 1948 Lykhny, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 8 September 2018 (aged 70) Myussera, Abkhazia (de jure Georgia) |
| Nationality | Abkhaz |
| Children | 2 (one daughter and one son) |
| Alma mater | Belarusian National Technical University |
He was the first prime minister of Abkhazia after the post was created by the constitution in 1995, holding it until 1997. He returned to the post in 2002 and remained for several months into 2003, and held it for a final time in 2018, before dying in a car crash.
Gagulia was killed in a car crash outside the village of Myussera, Gudauta District on 8 September 2018, aged 70.[1][2]
References
- ↑ "Abkhazia PM dies in presidential cortege car accident on return from official Syria visit". Russia Today. 8 September 2018. https://www.rt.com/news/437974-abkhazia-pm-dies-car-crash/. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ↑ "Abkhazia's de facto prime minister killed in car accident". DFWatch.net. 9 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.