Zviad Gamsakhurdia
Zviad Gamsakhurdia (Georgian: ზვიად გამსახურდია, tr. Zviad K'onst'ant'ines dze Gamsakhurdia; Russian: Звиа́д Константи́нович Гамсаху́рдия, tr. Zviad Konstantinovich Gamsakhurdiya; March 31, 1939 — December 31, 1993) was a Georgian scientist and writer. He became the first democratically elected President of Georgia in the post-Soviet era.
Zviad Gamsakhurdia ზვიად გამსახურდია | |
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| 1st President of Georgia | |
| In office April 14, 1991 – January 6, 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished; Military Council as the interim head of state |
| Chairman of the Supreme Council of Georgia | |
| In office November 14, 1990 – April 14, 1991 | |
| Succeeded by | Himself as the Head of state; Akaki Asatiani as the Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 31, 1939 Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | December 31, 1993 (aged 54) Khibula, Georgia |
| Nationality | Georgian |
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Zviad Gamsakhurdia Media
Leaders of Georgian independence movement in late 80s, Zviad Gamsakhurdia (left) and Merab Kostava (right)
Gravestone of President Gamsakhurdia in Tbilisi.
Gamsakhurdia on a 2019 postage stamp commemorating his would-be 80th birthday
