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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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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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Istanbul Summit of 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 Georgia and in development of our western
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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 Shevardnadze himself was not personally corrupt and lived a fairly modest life, he was increasingly unwilling or unable to
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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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Shevardnadze's career as 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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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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Shevardnadze was a close ally of Gorbachev and was a strong advocate of the reform policies of glasnost and perestroika. He subsequently played a key role in 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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Shevardnadze was appointed to the First Secretaryship of the Georgian Communist Party by the Soviet government; he was tasked with suppressing the
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When Chernenko died, Shevardnadze became a strong supporter of Mikhail Gorbachev's leadership candidature. Shevardnadze became a member of the
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After his demotion Shevardnadze endured several years of obscurity before returning to attention as a First Secretary of a city district in
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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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Shevardnadze took much of the credit for Georgia's economic performance under his rule. Seven months before his promotion to the
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There was another problem facing Shevardnadze during the 1978 demonstrations; some leading Abkhaz intellectuals were writing to
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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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later said, Shevardnadze never contradicted a general secretary. During Brezhnev's last days, Shevardnadze publicly endorsed
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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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The newly independent Republic of Georgia elected as its first president a leader of the national liberation movement,
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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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Shevardnadze was a strong supporter of political reform in the Georgian SSR. He created agencies attached to the
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President of Georgia and putting the country "on its irreversible trajectory toward Euro-Atlantic integration".
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a car bomb in Abkhazia in 1992. In July 1993, Shevardnadze narrowly escaped a shelling by Abkhaz separatists in
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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 several non-consecutive periods from 1972 until his resignation in 2003 and also served as the final
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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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Under Shevardnadze's rule, Georgia was one of several Soviet Republics that did not experience
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broke out in Abkhazia, which Georgia also lost. Shevardnadze also headed the government in the
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Shevardnadze started his political career in the late 1940s as a leading member of his local
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awarded Shevardnadze with its prize for International Understanding and Social Achievement.
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Grand Crosses Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
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Political Construction Sites: Nation-Building in Russia and the Post-Soviet States
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led to a series of public protests and demonstrations colloquially known as the
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Previous Soviet Georgian rulers had given in to nationalist favouritism to the
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tensions were further exacerbated when Russia accused Georgia of harbouring
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to discuss the situation in a meeting arranged by Russian Foreign Minister
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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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Fiscales de la Fiscalía contra la Corrupción y la Criminalidad Organizada
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of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (official head of state). The
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In 14 March 1991, Shevardnadze received an honorary degree from
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Georgian Interior Minister Vows to Enforce State of Emergency
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granted Shevardnadze with the Confucius Prize for Literacy.
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and officially declared an ambition to join NATO in 2002.
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Eduard Shevardnadze was born on 25 January 1928, in
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Index

Shevardnadze
Shevardnadze (surname)
GCMG

President of Georgia
Zviad Gamsakhurdia
Nino Burjanadze
Chairman of the Georgian Parliament
State Council of Georgia
Zurab Zhvania
State Council of Georgia
Military Council
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union
Mikhail Gorbachev
Nikolai Tikhonov
Nikolai Ryzhkov
Andrei Gromyko
Aleksandr Bessmertnykh
Ivan Silayev
Boris Pankin
First Secretary of the Georgian Communist Party
Vasil Mzhavanadze
Jumber Patiashvili
26th
27th Politburo
Minister of Internal Affairs of the Georgian SSR
Mamati
Guria
Georgian SSR
Transcaucasian SFSR

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