Vladislav Ardzinba
President of Abkhazia (1945-2010)
Vladislav Ardzinba (Abkhaz: Владислав Арӡынба, Georgian: ვლადისლავ არძი��ბა; 14 May 1945 – 4 March 2010) was the first de facto President of Abkhazia.
Vladislav Ardzinba Владислав Арӡынба | |
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 Vladislav Ardzinba in Moscow in 1996 | |
| 1st President of Abkhazia | |
| In office 26 November 1994 – 12 February 2005 | |
| Vice President | Valery Arshba |
| Succeeded by | Sergei Bagapsh |
| First Secretary of the Communist Party of Abkhazia | |
| In office 8 November 1990 – 27 December 1991 | |
| Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of Abkhazia | |
| In office 1990–1994 | |
| Deputy of the Supreme Soviet | |
| In office 1987–1989 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 14, 1945 Lower Eshera, Sukhumi District, Abkhazian ASSR, Georgian SSR, USSR |
| Died | March 4, 2010 (aged 64) Moscow, Russia |
| Nationality | Abkhaz |
| Spouse(s) | Svetlana Jergenia |
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Ardzinba led Abkhazia to de facto independence in the 1992–1993 War with Georgia, but its de jure independence from Georgia remained internationally unrecognised during Ardzinba's two terms as President from 1994 to 2005.
Ardzinba died at a Moscow hospital from a long-illness on 4 March 2018 at the age of 64.[1]
References
change- ↑ "Vladislav Ardzinba, First Leader of Abkhazia, Dies". Spero News. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
