Zurab Zhvania
Zurab Zhvania (Georgian: ზურაბ ჟვანია; 9 December 1963 – 3 February 2005) was a Georgian politician, who was Prime Minister of Georgia and Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia. In 1995 he became the chairman of parliament and was speaker to 1999. In 2003, Zhvania united with other opposition leaders, Burdjanadze and Saakashvili, held non-violent protests against the government ended with Rose Revolution and resignation of Eduard Shevardnaze. Zhvania became prime minister and served until his death in 2005.
Zurab Zhvania ზურაბ ჟვანია | |
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| 4th Prime Minister of Georgia | |
| In office 17 February 2004 – 3 February 2005 | |
| President | Mikheil Saakashvili |
| Preceded by | Office established; Himself as the State Minister of Georgia |
| Succeeded by | Mikheil Saakashvili (Acting) |
| State Minister of Georgia | |
| In office 7 November 2003 – 17 February 2004 | |
| President | Mikheil Saakashvili |
| Preceded by | Avtandil Jorbenadze |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished; himself as the Prime Minister of Georgia |
| Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia | |
| In office 25 November 1995 – 1 November 2001 | |
| President | Eduard Shevardnadze |
| Preceded by | Office established; Eduard Shevardnadze as the Chairman of the Parliament - Head of State of Georgia; Vakhtang Goguadze as the Speaker of the Parliament |
| Succeeded by | Nino Burjanadze |
| Member of the Parliament of Georgia | |
| In office 25 November 1995 – 5 February 2004 | |
| General Secretary of the Union of Citizens of Georgia | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{"., Expression error: Unrecognized word "december".Expression error: Unrecognized word "december". Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR (now Georgia) |
| Died | 3 February 2005 (aged 41) Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Political party | United National Movement (2003-2005) United Democrats (2002-2003) Union of Citizens of Georgia (1995-2002) Green Party of Georgia (1992-1995) |
| Alma mater | Tbilisi State University |
Zurab Zhvania Media
Zhvania addresses an opposition rally during the Rose Revolution, November 2003.
Other websites
- Report on Zhvania's death by the BBC
- Zurab Zhvania, Prime Minister of Georgia who looked to the West and for consensus after his country's Rose Revolution, The Times
- Article from Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine Kommersant.
- (in Georgian) Zurab Zhvania memorial page at the Government of Georgia website
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| Preceded by Avtandil Jorbenadze |
State Minister of Georgia 2003–2004 |
Succeeded by — |
| Preceded by — |
Prime Minister of Georgia 2004–2005 |
Succeeded by Zurab Nogaideli |