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    Vladislav Ardzinba (Abkhaz: Владислав Арӡынба, Georgian: ვლადისლავ არძინბა; 14 May 1945 – 4 March 2010) was the first de facto president of Abkhazia. A...
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  • influential businessman of Abkhazia. Under the Presidency of Vladislav Ardzinba, Pavel Ardzinba was generally believed to head one of the country's two main...
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    He remained Prime Minister until October 2004. As then-President Vladislav Ardzinba was seriously ill and did not appear in public during his term, Khajimba...
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    Vladislav Ardzinba was confirmed by Georgian President Zviad Gamsakhurdia as the Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of Abkhazia as a concession. Ardzinba...
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    which was accompanied by violence. In the meantime, the Abkhaz leader Vladislav Ardzinba intensified his ties with hard-line Russian politicians and military...
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    UGSS), previously known as Sukhumi Dranda Airport, and also known as Vladislav Ardzinba Sokhumi International Airport (ICAO: URAS), is the main airport of...
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    1992–1993" (2 coins). People who have appeared on coins include: Vladislav Ardzinba, 1st president of Abkhazia (1994–2005) Fazil Iskander, writer Dmitry...
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  • looked to be the favourite to succeed Abkhazia's first president Vladislav Ardzinba. Jergenia was born on 8 August 1942 in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet...
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    September 1991 and resulted in Vladislav Ardzinba being appointed as Chairman of the Abkhazian Supreme Council. Ardzinba, who was a charismatic but excitable...
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    jure part of Georgia. While the presidency was held by one man – Vladislav Ardzinba – from 1994 to 2005, the position of prime minister changed hands...
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    On 14 December 2004, following the Tangerine Revolution but while Vladislav Ardzinba was still president, he re-arranged the cabinet. Sergei Shamba was...
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    2024. Beginning in 2014, Ardzinba worked in the Presidential Administration of Russia, eventually becoming deputy of Vladislav Surkov, then an assistant...
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    election of Vladislav Ardzinba. However, Ozgan refused to be nominated. In 1990, Ozgan resigned as Supreme Soviet Chairman to make way for Ardzinba, because...
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  • not appear to have a Sumerian or Semitic origin. Igor Dyakonov and Vladislav Ardzinba proposed a different term, "banana languages", based on a characteristic...
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    following the premature death of Abkhazia's first two presidents, Vladislav Ardzinba and Sergei Bagapsh. MP Daur Arshba claimed that the decision had been...
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  • prosecutor's office. Security forces loyal to outgoing president Vladislav Ardzinba (Khadjimba's mentor) subsequently launched a raid on the prosecutor's...
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    to then-President Vladislav Ardzinba.[citation needed] The same year, Bagapsh ran for President against Raul Khajimba, Ardzinba's choice, and originally...
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    amid confusion surrounding its outcome, the outgoing president, Vladislav Ardzinba, appointed Khashba prime minister. On 14 November, Prime Minister...
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    down." It had been suggested that Ardzinba may have also favoured Gagulia to replace him as president, but Ardzinba instead decided to back then-Prime...
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    Aitaira ("Revival") in opposition to the government of president Vladislav Ardzinba. In 2004 he announced that he would run for president, but was disqualified...
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  • Abkhazia and 242 were killed in battle. The first President of Abkhazia Vladislav Ardzinba praised the high discipline, organization, and accomplishments of...
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    Ossetian elites' privileges. Therefore, ethnic minority leaders such as Vladislav Ardzinba in Abkhazia and Torez Kulumbegov in South Ossetia employed similar...
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  • appointed Chairman of the Central Election Commission of Abkhazia. After Vladislav Ardzinba's re-election as president, Viacheslav Tsugba was appointed prime minister...
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    v t e Heads of State of Abkhazia Valerian Kobakhia Vladislav Ardzinba Valery Arshba (Acting) Sergei Bagapsh Nugzar Ashuba (Acting) Alexander Ankvab Valeri...
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    incumbent President Vladislav Ardzinba, who ran unopposed. The previous presidential elections in 1994 had been indirect, with Ardzinba elected by the People's...
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    Kryuchkov's and Yazov's deputies, KGB general Gennady Ageyev and Army general Vladislav Achalov, planned the assault, codenamed "Operation Grom" (Thunder), which...
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    the heated aftermath of the 2004 presidential election, president Vladislav Ardzinba appointed head of the Gulripshi District assembly Adgur Kharazia as...
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    Abkhazia Vladimir Arshba (1959–2018), Abkhaz soldier and politician Vladislav Ardzinba (1945–2010), first de facto president of Abkhazia Mikhail, Prince...
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  • Committee for State Property Management and Privatisation by President Vladislav Ardzinba. Gogia served in this post under Prime Ministers Sergei Bagapsh, Viacheslav...
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  • On 2 April Agumava was appointed Interior Minister by President Vladislav Ardzinba on 2 July 2001. On 1 November 2001, Agumava succeeded Raul Khajimba...
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