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course". Garibashvili said
Shevardnadze's "contribution was especially important in establishing Georgia's geopolitical role in the modern world. Eduard Shevardnadze was a politician of international significance, who made a great contribution to end the Cold War and to establish new world order." Former President Mikheil Saakashvili, who overthrew Shevardnadze in the 2003 Rose Revolution, offered condolences and said Shevardnadze was "a significant figure for the Soviet empire and for post-Soviet Georgia". Saakashvili said his government did not start a criminal prosecution against Shevardnadze, despite calls by some politicians and parts of society, out of "respect to the President's institution".
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1111:, which returned agricultural decision-making to the local level of governance. Shevardnadze merged all Abasha agricultural institutions into a single entity and established a new remuneration system. If a farmer fulfilled the five-year plan early, he would be awarded a share of the crops. The policy had a positive effect on the Georgian economy and because of the large increase of agricultural output in Abasha, the reform was introduced elsewhere in the republic. The agricultural reform in Georgia became the model of the nationwide Agricultural-Industrial Organisations established by a decree in 1982.
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endured assassination attempts, illegal coup attempts. He has been through ethnic difficulties in his own country. He has been through pressures from the outside and problems from the inside. He has watched the economy go down and things come apart and come back together again. But once he decided he believed , he stayed hitched, and he embodies something that I think we don't think about enough.
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I want to thank you for giving this award to
President Shevardnadze. He has been a friend of the United States and a friend of ours. He has stood for democracy. You heard him tell the story tonight. He's like anybody who has converted; once he converted, he was really stuck as a true believer. He has
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between supporters of
Gamsakhurdia and Shevardnadze broke out in western Georgia in 1993 but was ended by Russian intervention on Shevardnadze's side and the death of ex-President Gamsakhurdia on 31 December 1993. Shevardnadze survived three assassination attempts in 1992, 1995, and 1998. He escaped
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November 1999, agreement was reached that the Russian military bases in Georgia would all be evacuated by Russia before 1 July 2001. However, Russian pullout from its military base in Abkhazia remained under question amid Russian backing of Abkhaz separatists against Georgia. The
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as the sole state language in the republic. While at first standing firm with the Soviet government, Shevardnadze quickly reiterated his position and was able to compromise with the Soviet government and the demonstrators. The
Georgian language was kept as the sole official language of the republic
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We talk a lot about what it takes to establish democracy. But once having established it, there are always people who will try to twist it to their own end, because we may eliminate communism from the world, but we have not eliminated lust for power or greed that leads to corruption or the hatreds
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Shevardnadze's rapid rise in Soviet
Georgia's political hierarchy was the result of his campaign against corruption. Throughout most of Shevardnadze's leadership, anti-corruption campaigns were central to his authority and policy. By the time Shevardnadze had become leader, Georgia was the Soviet
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extended condolences to his family members. Margvelashvili described him as "one of the distinguished politicians of the 20th century, who participated in dismantling of the Soviet system". He added, "He was also playing a serious role in creation of new
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At the same time, Georgia suffered badly from the effects of crime and rampant corruption, which were often perpetrated by well-connected officials and politicians. Although
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offered condolences. Kerry credited
Shevardnadze with playing "an instrumental role" in bringing about the end of the Cold War, a reduction of "the risk of nuclear confrontation" as the Soviet Union's Foreign Minister, ensuring "the sovereignty and territorial integrity of during the 1990s" as
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Georgian President was in some respects more challenging than his earlier career as Soviet Foreign Minister. He faced many enemies, some dating back to his campaigns against corruption and nationalism during Soviet times. Like Gamsakhurdia, Shevardnadze had to deal with
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in March 1992 and as speaker of parliament in November; both of these posts were equivalent to that of president. When the presidency was restored in November 1995, he was elected with 70% of the vote. He secured a second term in April 2000 in an election that was marred by widespread claims of
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and media; government ministers and Shevardnadze were regularly interviewed live on television. Shevardnadze criticised flattery in Georgia and said he and his government's activities needed to be criticised more often, especially during party congresses. He showed himself, even before Mikhail
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in 1964. It was his successful attempt at jailing Lolashvili, which got him promoted to the post of First Deputyship. In 1965, Shevardnadze was appointed Minister of Internal Affairs of the Georgian SSR. After initiating a successful anti-corruption campaign supported by the Soviet government,
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organisation. He was later appointed its Second Secretary, then its First Secretary. His rise in the Georgian Soviet hierarchy continued until 1961 when he was demoted after he insulted a senior official. After spending two years in obscurity, Shevardnadze returned as a First Secretary of a
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Als der Eiserne Vorhang zerriss - Begegnungen und Erinnerungen. Peter W. Metzler Verlag, Duisburg 2007 (German: revised, re-designed and expanded edition. Georgian "Pikri Tsarsulsa da Momawalze – Memuarebi", Tbilisi 2006). The German edition is the basis for all translations and editions.
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During the late 1980s as the Soviet Union descended into crisis, Shevardnadze became increasingly unpopular and was in conflict with Soviet hard-liners who disliked his reforms and his soft line with the West. He criticised a campaign by Soviet troops to put down an
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in his native Georgia in 1989. In protest over the growing influence of hardliners under Gorbachev, Shevardnadze suddenly resigned in December 1990, saying, "Dictatorship is coming". A few months later, his fears were partially realised when an unsuccessful
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and fears in the human heart that lead to the oppression of those who are different from us in race or religion or belong to some other minority group. This man has stayed the course when the price was high, and I thank you for awarding this to him tonight.
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On 2 November 2003, Georgia held a parliamentary election that was widely denounced as unfair by international election observers. The outcome sparked fury among many Georgians, leading to mass demonstrations in Tbilisi and elsewhere, called the
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Shevardnadze spent his last years living quietly at his mansion house in the outskirts of Tbilisi. As his health deteriorated, his involvement in public life became much reduced. After a long illness, he died at the age of 86 on 7 July 2014.
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and Shevardnadze was appointed as First Deputy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Georgian SSR. He would later become the head of the internal affairs ministry and was able to charge First Secretary (leader of Soviet Georgia)
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leader of Georgia. As First Secretary, Shevardnadze started several economic reforms, which would spur economic growth in the republic—an uncommon occurrence in the Soviet Union because the country was experiencing a
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that included establishing an Abkhaz university, the expansion of Abkhaz publications and creating an Abkhaz television station. Shevardnadze proved to be an active supporter of defending minority interests.
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was awarded to Shevardnadze for special contribution to the democratic development of Georgia and his assistance to the return of Jews to their homeland in Israel during his term as USSR foreign minister.
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leader, Communist Party general secretary Mikhail Gorbachev, appointed Shevardnadze to replace Gromyko as Minister of Foreign Affairs, thus consolidating Gorbachev's circle of relatively young reformers.
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Kui raudne eesriie rebenes. Translation from German to Estonian. Estonian license ("Als der Eiserne Vorhang zerriss", Peter W. Metzler Verlag, Duisburg 2007). Olion, Tallinn, 2009.
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Shevardnadze was accorded a state funeral on 13 July 2014, which was attended by the Georgian political leaders and foreign dignitaries, including the former US Secretary of State
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tackle corruption at the highest levels. All his closest advisers, including several members of his family, exerted disproportionate economic power and became visibly wealthy.
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during Shevardnadze's rule. Since April 2006, Khachidze or Lasha Shushanashvili also imparted influence on Georgia as well as Tariel Oniani from Kutaisi near South Abkazia.
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According to Spanish prosecutor José Grinda González, Georgian mafia led by Dzhaba Iosselani during the 1990s took control of the country and state and then later led by
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region. Under Shevardnadze's strongly pro-Western administration, Georgia became a major recipient of U.S. foreign and military aid, signed a strategic partnership with
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in 1993 against pro-Gamsakhurdia forces, which did not recognize Shevardnadze as a legitimate leader and tried to regain power. Shevardnadze signed Georgia up to the
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city district, and was able to charge the Tbilisi First Secretary at the time with corruption. His anti-corruption work quickly garnered the interest of the
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and after serving a term as Second Secretary, he became its First Secretary. During his Komsomol First Secretaryship, Shevardnadze met
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and other political and economic changes. His rule was marked by rampant corruption and accusations of nepotism. Allegations of
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republic most afflicted by corruption. The rule of Vasil Mzhavanadze had been characterised by weak leadership, nepotism,
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whose main task was studying, analysing and moulding public opinion. These agencies worked closely with Georgia's
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President of Georgia and putting the country "on its irreversible trajectory toward Euro-Atlantic integration".
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in South Ossetia, although Georgia lost effective control over large part of the territory. In August 1992 the
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passed legislation calling for an increasing level of Russian language training in the non-Russian republics.
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for his first time. Shevardnadze said he grew disillusioned with the Soviet political system following
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granted Shevardnadze with the award for his merit in ending cold war and liberation of the country.
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were sparked by the Soviet government's decision to amend the Georgian constitution and remove the
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Gorbachev's rise to power, to be a firm supporter of people's democracy—i.e. power from below.
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awarded Shevardnadze with its prize for International Understanding and Social Achievement.
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for the biggest merit in the development of world sport and Olympic field.
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capitalism that had grown under his predecessor Vasil Mzhavanadze's rule.
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Eleventh convocation members of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
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3449:"Chronological Listing of Honorary Degree Recipients Emory University"
2185:"from 25 July, 1972, First Secretary of Tbilisi Party City Committee;"
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30:"Shevardnadze" redirects here. For other people with the surname, see
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Honorary Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
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2854:"Georgian President, PM Extend Condolences over Shevardnadze's Death"
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awarded him with the W. Averell Harriman Democracy Award (now called
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3931:М.: Форум, Крымский мост-9Д, 2011. – 864 с. ISBN 978-5-89747-068-6.
2683:"Georgia: Shevardnadze Officially Requests Invitation To Join NATO"
2461:"Eduard Shevardnadze, Foreign Minister Under Gorbachev, Dies at 86"
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2796:"Eduard Shevardnadze: A Soviet-Georgian life of global importance"
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2938:"On the Passing of Former Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze"
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3917:, by Edvard Shevardnadze, translated by Catherine A. Fitzpatrick
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In 14 March 1991, Shevardnadze received an honorary degree from
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Russian-backed violent separatists in the Georgian provinces of
1174:. To halt this development, the Georgian government gave way to
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3679:(in Georgian). The Eduard Shevardnadze Center. 22 December 2021
3669:[Excerpt from Bill Clinton's speech. Washington, 1999]
3505:[Honorary Doctors- Shevardnadze Eduard] (in Georgian).
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Recipients of the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 1st class
3755:"Athens News Agency: Daily News Bulletin in English, 97-09-16"
2910:"Putin Sends Condolences to Georgia over Shevardnadze's Death"
1195:(CPSU) in 1976, Shevardnadze gave a speech in which he called
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Georgian Interior Minister Vows to Enforce State of Emergency
2836:"Georgia's former president Eduard Shevardnadze dies aged 86"
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2774:"Georgian Leader Resigns Amid Peaceful Opposition Standoff"
2581:"Shevardnadze is nearly hit as shells rain down on capital"
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granted Shevardnadze with the Confucius Prize for Literacy.
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961:(CPSU). He rose steadily through the ranks of the Georgian
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2882:"Saakashvili Offers Condolences Over Shevardnadze's Death"
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and officially declared an ambition to join NATO in 2002.
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Original CIA file on Shevardnadze, seized from the former
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25th Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
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26th Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
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27th Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
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Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union (1985–91)
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In 1973, Shevardnadze launched an agricultural reform in
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Eduard Shevardnadze on a meeting with Russian President
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25th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
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Tbilisi City Committee of the Communist Party of Georgia
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in 1991, Shevardnadze returned to the newly independent
3667:"ფრაგმენტი ბილ კლინტონის გამოსვლიდან. ვაშინგტონი, 1999"
1968:) for merit in the field of democracy and human rights.
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In 1999, Shevardnadze received an honorary degree from
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In 1997, Shevardnadze received an honorary degree from
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Foes of Georgian Leader Storm Into Parliament Building
3020:[Honorary citizens of Tbilisi] (in Georgian).
2992:"Georgian ex-president Eduard Shevardnadze dies at 86"
2818:"Georgian ex-President Eduard Shevardnadze dies at 86"
2428:"Eduard Shevardnadze: Controversial legacy to Georgia"
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left that post for the largely ceremonial position of
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In 1948 at the age of twenty, Shevardnadze joined the
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Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Georgian SSR
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Democratization and revolution in the USSR, 1985-1991
3399:. The Corporation of Brown University. Archived from
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shocked him even more. He was demoted in 1961 by the
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Minister of Internal Affairs of the Georgian SSR
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Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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Eduard Shevardnadze was born on 25 January 1928, in
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First Secretary of the Georgian Communist Party
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Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union
3425:. Trieste University. 15 April 2024. Archived from
2654:"Georgia: Russian Pullout From Base Under Question"
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1407:guerrillas on Georgia's northern border during the
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771:; 25 January 1928 – 7 July 2014) was a Soviet and
724:Ministry of Public Order of the Georgian SSR
6537:First secretaries of the Georgian Communist Party
4170:
3949:by Seth Mydans, from the New York Times Web Site.
3781:"SHEVARDNADZE RECEIVES DEMOCRACY PRIZE IN ISRAEL"
2544:, p. 70. Westview Press, Boulder, Colorado, 2000.
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1687:Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
1128:Central Committee of the Georgian Communist Party
6632:Ministers of foreign affairs of the Soviet Union
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3803:"SHEVARDNADZE AWARDED PRESTIGIOUS ISRAELI PRIZE"
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1015:Second Secretary of the Georgian Communist Party
6697:21st-century politicians from Georgia (country)
6692:20th-century politicians from Georgia (country)
4061:Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union
4029:First Secretary of the Georgian Communist Party
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850:, after being asked to lead the country by the
809:First Secretary of the Georgian Communist Party
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1804:and strategic co-operation between the states
1144:25th Congress of the Georgian Communist Party
6717:Recipients of the Order of Outstanding Merit
2963:"Shevardnadze Laid to Rest in State Funeral"
2708:"POSTSCRIPT: EDUARD SHEVARDNADZE, 1928–2014"
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1800:for his contributions to the development of
1319:In 1991, Shevardnadze was baptized into the
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811:(GPC) from 1972 to 1985, which made him the
305:19 November 1991 – 26 December 1991
93:26 November 1995 – 23 November 2003
27:Georgian politician and diplomat (1928–2014)
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2681:Peuch, Jean-Christophe (22 November 2002).
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1978:On 14 January 1998, a special prize of the
1168:Abkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
890:in 1999 and declared its intention to join
137:4 November 1992 – 26 November 1995
6049:Death and state funeral of Leonid Brezhnev
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1450:saying: "Georgia without Shevardnadze", "
1122:Political experimentation and nationalism
995:Politburo of the Georgian Communist Party
6607:Union of Citizens of Georgia politicians
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3171:"HONORARY KNIGHTHOODS AWARDED 1997-2006"
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1955:Institute for East West Security Studies
1724:Order of the State of Republic of Turkey
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549:Communist Party of the Soviet Union
541:Communist Party of the Georgian SSR
358:29 September 1972 – 6 July 1985
186:10 March 1992 – 4 November 1992
6617:Members of the Georgian Orthodox Church
4220:Chairmen of the Revolutionary Committee
3571:. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena
3503:"საპატიო დოქტორები - შევარდნაძე ედუარდ"
2747:(in Spanish). p. 8. Archived from
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237:2 July 1985 – 20 December 1990
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3959:People power forces Georgia leader out
3955:on the Voice of America News Web Site.
3280:"Honorary Degree Recipients 1981-2021"
3225:"Выпуск № 208 (3300) | Народное слово"
3035:
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1076:. To combat corruption, he engaged in
950:officer who had been Ambrose's pupil.
827:appointed Shevardnadze to the post of
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775:politician and diplomat who governed
3970:Georgia revolt carried mark of Soros
3759:Greek Press & Information Office
3724:Gage, Eleni N. (24 September 1997).
3723:
2943:. U.S. State Department. 7 July 2014
2522:from the original on 12 January 2022
2371:Ekedahl and Goodman 2001, pp. 14–15.
2326:Ekedahl and Goodman 2001, pp. 22–23.
2299:Ekedahl and Goodman 2001, pp. 20–21.
2290:Ekedahl and Goodman 2001, pp. 18–19.
2242:Ekedahl and Goodman 2001, pp. 19–20.
2165:Ekedahl and Goodman 2001, pp. 11–12.
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2122:Ekedahl and Goodman 2001, pp. 15–16.
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1036:First Secretary of the GCP (1972–85)
6039:Reaction to 1980–1981 Polish crisis
3996:Inauguration of Eduard Shevardnadze
3727:"A Philosophical Eye on Big Prizes"
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2203:"Soviet Union: Southern Corruption"
1962:National Democratic Institute (NDI)
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1821:Medal of the Star of Bethlehem 2000
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1515:and former German Foreign Minister
1116:Soviet Foreign Affairs Ministership
997:after offending a senior official.
959:Communist Party of the Soviet Union
405:1 July 1985 – 14 July 1990
125:Chairman of the Georgian Parliament
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1346:Speaker of the Georgian parliament
1166:in the hope that he would let the
1157:Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
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880:Commonwealth of Independent States
781:Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs
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6702:20th-century presidents in Europe
6552:Party leaders of the Soviet Union
6082:1983 false nuclear alarm incident
3340:"Una vita da Eduard Shevardnadze"
2211:. 3 December 1973. Archived from
2071:The Making of the Georgian Nation
1779:Order of St Michael and St George
1705:Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise
1596:Order of the Red Banner of Labour
1521:Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi
1187:National politics and resignation
6687:Recipients of the Istiglal Order
6677:Recipients of the Order of Lenin
3831:; Goodman, Melvin Allan (2001).
2511:"Eduard Shevardnadze – obituary"
2380:Ekedahl and Goodman 2001, p. 31.
2362:Ekedahl and Goodman 2001, p. 14.
2353:Ekedahl and Goodman 2001, p. 13.
2344:Ekedahl and Goodman 2001, p. 24.
2335:Ekedahl and Goodman 2001, p. 23.
2317:Ekedahl and Goodman 2001, p. 22.
2308:Ekedahl and Goodman 2001, p. 21.
2281:Ekedahl and Goodman 2001, p. 18.
2272:Ekedahl and Goodman 2001, p. 17.
2263:Ekedahl and Goodman 2001, p. 26.
2254:Ekedahl and Goodman 2001, p. 20.
2233:Ekedahl and Goodman 2001, p. 19.
2156:Ekedahl and Goodman 2001, p. 12.
2147:Ekedahl and Goodman 2001, p. 11.
2101:Ekedahl and Goodman 2001, p. 10.
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768:Eduard Ambrosis dze Shevardnadze
747:Eduard Ambrosis dze Shevardnadze
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1046:United States Embassy in Tehran
858:the country's first president,
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6547:Leaders who took power by coup
5974:Brezhnev assassination attempt
4195:Democratic Republic of Georgia
4181:Democratic Republic of Georgia
3104:(in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada
3018:"თბილისის საპატიო მოქალაქეები"
2609:"Eduard Shevardnadze obituary"
2555:"Eduard Shevardnadze obituary"
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2008:"Eduard Shevardnadze obituary"
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1777:UK: Knight Grand Cross of the
1344:. Shevardnadze was appointed
1024:In 1951, Shevardnadze married
818:nationwide economic stagnation
13:
1:
6707:Interior ministers of Georgia
6642:Soviet Georgian MVD officials
5964:1968 Red Square demonstration
4860:Vasily and Andrey Shchelkalov
3920:Ostrovsky, Alexander (2011).
3915:The Future Belongs To Freedom
3703:National Democratic Institute
3316:. 20 May 2015. Archived from
3285:. Commencement Office of the
3255:"History of honorary degrees"
3126:. Haberler.com. February 2013
2965:. Civil Georgia. 13 July 2014
1993:
756:ედუარდ ამბროსის ძე შევარდნაძე
6097:1984 Summer Olympics boycott
6019:1978 Georgian demonstrations
4998:Andreas Eberhard von Budberg
3976: (archived 2003-12-02).
3231:(in Russian). Archived from
3074:. The administration of the
1839:Order of St. Mesrop Mashtots
1802:Azerbaijan–Georgia relations
1503:and U.S. Secretary of State
1314:collapse of the Soviet Union
1310:coup by Communist hardliners
1148:1978 Georgian demonstrations
991:1956 Georgian demonstrations
7:
6077:Korean Air Lines Flight 007
5979:Sino-Soviet border conflict
5944:Glassboro Summit Conference
4835:Foreign ministers of Russia
4361:Flag of Georgia (1990–2004)
3867:Brookings Institution Press
2635:OSCE Istanbul Document 1999
1980:Israeli Democracy Institute
1759:Greece: Grand Cross of the
1722:Turkey: First Class of the
1487:Georgia's former president
1437:
1291:that marked the end of the
1109:Hungarian People's Republic
829:Minister of Foreign Affairs
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423:22 May 1965 – 1972
197:State Council established;
150:Himself as Chairman of the
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6662:Heroes of Socialist Labour
5959:Invasion of Czechoslovakia
3936:External links and sources
3805:. The Jamestown Foundation
3783:. The Jamestown Foundation
3308:"Photographs and memories"
3146:"Olympic Order Recipients"
1857:Order of Outstanding Merit
1587:Order of the Patriotic War
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1425:Transparency International
1107:'s agricultural policy in
1013:Shevardnadze was voted as
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6024:Cambodian–Vietnamese War
6014:1977 Soviet constitution
4880:Afanasy Ordin-Nashchokin
4014:Party political offices
3540:Tbilisi State University
3507:Tbilisi State University
2076:Indiana University Press
1911:Tbilisi State University
1643:Georgian Orthodox Church
1560:Hero of Socialist Labour
1365:, Azerbaijani President
1321:Georgian Orthodox Church
955:Georgian Communist Party
842:In the aftermath of the
645:Georgian Orthodox Church
482:Transcaucasian SFSR
202:as interim head of state
174:State Council of Georgia
152:State Council of Georgia
148:Parliament established;
54:
4948:Alexey Bestuzhev-Ryumin
4102:None—position abolished
3984:Russians in Baden-Baden
2776:. PBS. 24 November 2003
1369:and Armenian President
1352:
1132:communications networks
1074:Study of Public Opinion
844:Soviet Union's collapse
5795:Volodymyr Shcherbytsky
5552:Volodymyr Shcherbytsky
5307:Volodymyr Shcherbytsky
5150:Aleksandr Bessmertnykh
5073:Provisional Government
5013:Karl Robert Nesselrode
4993:Adam Jerzy Czartoryski
4978:Nikita Petrovich Panin
4958:Nikita Ivanovich Panin
4475:* Acting head of state
4370:
4362:
4264:
4231:
4196:
4071:Aleksandr Bessmertnykh
3927:30 August 2022 at the
2736:José Grinda González.
2615:. No. 7 July 2014
1985:On 15 September 2000,
1936:
1629:– Honorary Citizen of
1517:Hans-Dietrich Genscher
1455:
1374:
1284:
1048:
942:. In 1937, during the
293:Aleksandr Bessmertnykh
32:Shevardnadze (surname)
6532:Presidents of Georgia
5939:Collective leadership
4368:
4360:
4262:
4229:
4194:
3482:Baku State University
3371:"Eduard Shevardnadze"
3068:"Eduard Shevardnadze"
2191:on 19 September 2017.
2068:Suny, Ronald (1994).
1928:
1904:Baku State University
1891:University of Trieste
1761:Order of the Redeemer
1489:Giorgi Margvelashvili
1448:Parliament of Georgia
1445:
1360:
1262:
1043:
914:Early life and career
854:, which had recently
694:Years of service
583:Nanuli Tsagareishvili
6378:Konstantin Chernenko
6092:Uzbek cotton scandal
6034:1980 Summer Olympics
6009:1977 Moscow bombings
5861:Konstantin Chernenko
5800:Konstantin Chernenko
5547:Konstantin Chernenko
5086:Mikhail Tereshchenko
5008:Ioannis Kapodistrias
4968:Alexander Bezborodko
4118:President of Georgia
3989:16 July 2014 at the
3377:on 26 September 2023
3076:President of Georgia
2215:on 14 September 2012
2078:. pp. 328–329.
1263:Shevardnadze at the
1217:Konstantin Chernenko
932:Dimitri Shevardnadze
868:military hostilities
526:Georgian (from 1991)
443:Konstantin Ketiladze
81:President of Georgia
69:Shevardnadze in 1997
5871:Eduard Shevardnadze
5851:Mikhail Solomentsev
5633:Eduard Shevardnadze
5628:Mikhail Solomentsev
5582:Eduard Shevardnadze
5562:Mikhail Solomentsev
5406:Alexandra Biryukova
5302:Eduard Shevardnadze
5292:Mikhail Solomentsev
5162:Eduard Shevardnadze
5145:Eduard Shevardnadze
5018:Alexander Gorchakov
4988:Alexander Vorontsov
4943:Aleksey Tcherkassky
4900:Yemelyan Ukraintsev
4515:Heads of government
3980:, 26 November 2003.
3761:. 16 September 1997
3313:The Harvard Gazette
3205:on 20 November 2011
2516:The Daily Telegraph
2113:Hough 1997, p. 178.
1703:Ukraine: 1st class
1493:Irakli Garibashvili
1491:and Prime Minister
1465:Mikheil Saakashvili
1090:economic stagnation
1026:Nanuli Shevardnadze
989:'s response to the
924:Transcaucasian SFSR
848:Republic of Georgia
783:from 1985 to 1990.
619:Sophie Shevardnadze
387:Full member of the
43:Eduard Shevardnadze
6064:Events (1982–1985)
5999:Vladivostok Summit
5931:Events (1964–1982)
5760:Dinmukhamed Kunaev
5512:Dinmukhamed Kunaev
5387:Alexander Yakovlev
5333:Vladimir Kryuchkov
5312:Alexander Yakovlev
5277:Dinmukhamed Kunaev
5172:Russian Federation
5125:Vyacheslav Molotov
5048:Alexander Izvolsky
5003:Nikolay Rumyantsev
4953:Mikhailo Vorontsov
4371:
4363:
4265:
4232:
4197:
4172:Leaders of Georgia
4111:Zviad Gamsakhurdia
4046:Political offices
4039:Jumber Patiashvili
3733:The New York Times
3549:on 28 October 2023
3513:on 4 November 2023
3478:"Honorary Doctors"
3423:"Honorary degrees"
3397:"Honorary Degrees"
3320:on 8 February 2022
3287:Harvard University
3259:Harvard University
2465:The New York Times
2430:. BBC. 8 July 2014
2398:www.britannica.com
1973:Onassis Foundation
1918:University of Jena
1870:Harvard University
1527:Honours and awards
1456:
1409:Second Chechen War
1388:Georgian Civil War
1375:
1342:bloody coup d'état
1338:Zviad Gamsakhurdia
1297:war in Afghanistan
1285:
1283:, 10 November 1986
1049:
979:20th CPSU Congress
860:Zviad Gamsakhurdia
381:Jumber Patiashvili
339:Position abolished
104:Zviad Gamsakhurdia
6519:
6518:
6515:
6514:
6111:Politburo members
6029:Soviet–Afghan War
5969:Brezhnev Doctrine
5923:Era of Stagnation
5889:
5888:
5876:Mikhail Gorbachev
5819:Candidate members
5810:Mikhail Gorbachev
5671:
5670:
5643:Vitaly Vorotnikov
5591:Candidate members
5557:Vitaly Vorotnikov
5492:Mikhail Gorbachev
5433:
5432:
5402:Georgy Razumovsky
5347:Candidate members
5262:Mikhail Gorbachev
5257:Vitaly Vorotnikov
5203:
5202:
5063:Nikolai Pokrovsky
5043:Vladimir Lamsdorf
4973:Fyodor Rostopchin
4847:Tsardom of Russia
4801:
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4125:Succeeded by
4100:Succeeded by
4068:Succeeded by
4036:Succeeded by
4022:Vasil Mzhavanadze
3968:MacKinnon, Mark.
3910:978-9985-66-606-7
3900:978-3-936283-10-5
3022:Tbilisi City Hall
2941:(Press Statement)
1877:Boston University
1479:Death and funeral
1432:Zakhariy Kalashov
1312:precipitated the
1273:Mikhail Gorbachev
1228:Central Committee
1197:general secretary
1152:Georgian language
1019:Vasil Mzhavanadze
987:Soviet government
971:Nikita Khrushchev
967:Mikhail Gorbachev
888:Council of Europe
825:Mikhail Gorbachev
804:with corruption.
802:Vasil Mzhavanadze
797:Soviet government
765:
744:
743:
565:Union of Citizens
478:Georgian SSR
369:Vasil Mzhavanadze
248:Mikhail Gorbachev
56:ედუარდ შევარდნაძე
16:(Redirected from
6724:
6712:Soviet reformers
6627:Soviet diplomats
6439:
6438:
6435:National economy
6102:Friendship Games
6004:Helsinki Accords
5916:
5909:
5902:
5893:
5892:
5866:Nikolai Tikhonov
5856:Vasili Kuznetsov
5805:Nikolai Tikhonov
5775:Nikolai Podgorny
5745:Andrei Kirilenko
5698:
5691:
5684:
5675:
5674:
5648:Viktor Chebrikov
5638:Vladimir Dolgikh
5613:Vasili Kuznetsov
5567:Viktor Chebrikov
5532:Nikolai Tikhonov
5507:Andrei Kirilenko
5460:
5453:
5446:
5437:
5436:
5420:Yevgeny Primakov
5415:Anatoly Lukyanov
5410:Alexander Vlasov
5369:Nikolay Slyunkov
5359:Vladimir Dolgikh
5338:Vladimir Ivashko
5320:Nikolay Slyunkov
5297:Viktor Chebrikov
5230:
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5185:Yevgeny Primakov
5130:Andrey Vyshinsky
5115:Georgy Chicherin
5038:Mikhail Muravyov
5033:Nikolay Shishkin
4933:Gavrila Golovkin
4885:Artamon Matveyev
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1971:On 2 July 1997,
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1897:Emory University
1884:Brown University
1863:Honorary degrees
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1537:National honours
1371:Robert Kocharyan
1265:Reykjavik Summit
1232:Political Bureau
1205:Andrei Kirilenko
1094:shortage economy
1021:'s resignation.
1006:Otari Lolashvili
852:Military Council
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5881:Tikhon Kiselyov
5846:Sharof Rashidov
5841:Boris Ponomarev
5814:
5780:Grigory Romanov
5725:Leonid Brezhnev
5708:
5702:
5672:
5667:
5658:Nikolai Talyzin
5623:Sharof Rashidov
5618:Boris Ponomarev
5608:Tikhon Kiselyov
5586:
5577:Nikolai Ryzhkov
5572:Yegor Ligachyov
5522:Grigory Romanov
5487:Leonid Brezhnev
5470:
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5379:Nikolai Talyzin
5342:
5287:Nikolai Ryzhkov
5282:Yegor Ligachyov
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5135:Dmitri Shepilov
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4983:Viktor Kochubey
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4870:Pyotr Tretyakov
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3885:Further reading
3877:
3855:Hough, Jerry F.
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1373:on 20 June 2000
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6466:
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5994:Fall of Saigon
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5836:Pyotr Masherov
5833:
5831:Pyotr Demichev
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5807:
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5790:Dmitry Ustinov
5787:
5785:Mikhail Suslov
5782:
5777:
5772:
5767:
5765:Kirill Mazurov
5762:
5757:
5755:Fyodor Kulakov
5752:
5750:Alexei Kosygin
5747:
5742:
5740:Andrei Gromyko
5737:
5735:Viktor Grishin
5732:
5730:Andrei Grechko
5727:
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5653:Sergey Sokolov
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5603:Pyotr Demichev
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5537:Dmitry Ustinov
5534:
5529:
5527:Mikhail Suslov
5524:
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5502:Andrei Gromyko
5499:
5497:Viktor Grishin
5494:
5489:
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5397:Yuri Maslyukov
5394:
5389:
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5374:Sergey Sokolov
5371:
5366:
5361:
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5354:Pyotr Demichev
5350:
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5328:Yuri Maslyukov
5325:
5324:Vadim Medvedev
5322:
5317:
5316:Viktor Nikonov
5314:
5309:
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5299:
5294:
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5267:Andrei Gromyko
5264:
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5180:Andrei Kozyrev
5176:
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5140:Andrei Gromyko
5137:
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5127:
5122:
5120:Maxim Litvinov
5117:
5112:
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5092:
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5081:Pavel Milyukov
5077:
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5058:Boris Shturmer
5055:
5053:Sergey Sazonov
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4925:Russian Empire
4921:
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4915:Peter Shafirov
4912:
4910:Fyodor Golovin
4907:
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4624:Kartvelishvili
4621:
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4406:Margvelashvili
4403:
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4387:
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4347:Modern Georgia
4343:
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4288:Kartvelishvili
4285:
4280:
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4185:Prime Minister
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4054:Andrey Gromyko
4052:
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3978:Globe and Mail
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3705:. 31 July 2008
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3458:on 12 May 2024
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2842:. 7 July 2014.
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2824:. 7 July 2014.
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2662:. 30 July 2001
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1947:Dinner in 1999
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1501:Vladimir Putin
1480:
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1363:Vladimir Putin
1354:
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1349:vote-rigging.
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1236:Andrei Gromyko
1213:Yegor Ligachev
1188:
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866:, which ended
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6396:Kosygin's 1st
6394:
6393:
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6385:
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6376:
6374:
6373:Yuri Andropov
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5954:Prague Spring
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5826:Heydar Aliyev
5824:
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5720:Yuri Andropov
5718:
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5663:Boris Yeltsin
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5482:Yuri Andropov
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5383:Yuri Solovyev
5382:
5380:
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5364:Boris Yeltsin
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