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2008 In Georgia (country)
Incumbents *President of Georgia: Nino Burjanadze (acting; November 25, 2007)-January 20, 2008; Mikheil Saakashvili (January 20, 2008 – 17, November 2013) *Prime Minister of Georgia, Prime Minister: Lado Gurgenidze (since November 22, 2007) *Parliament of Georgia, Chairperson of the Parliament: Mikheil Machavariani (acting; since November 25, 2007); Nino Burjanadze (January 20, 2008 – June 7, 2008), David Bakradze (June 7, 2008 – present) Events *January 5 – 2008 Georgian presidential election: Mikheil Saakashvili is re-elected as President of Georgia for his second term. *January 5 – A majority of voters favor to bring 2008 Georgian legislative election to spring 2008 in a 2008 Georgian legislative election date referendum, binding referendum. *January 5 – A majority of voters express their support to Georgia and NATO, Georgia's bid to join NATO in a 2008 Georgian NATO membership referendum, non-binding referendum. *January 31 - The incoming Cabinet of Georgia wins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of Georgia
The president of Georgia ( ka, საქართველოს პრეზიდენტი, tr) is the ceremonial head of state of Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ... as well as the commander-in-chief of the Defence Forces of Georgia, Defence Forces. The constitution defines the presidential office as "the guarantor of the country's unity and national independence." The president is largely a figurehead as in many parliamentary democracies but does retain some significant authorities, such as the right to issue pardons. Executive power is vested in the Government of Georgia (country), Government and the Prime Minister of Georgia, prime minister. The office was first introduced by the Supreme Council of the Republic of Georgia on 14 April 1991, five days ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abkhazia
Abkhazia, officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a List of states with limited recognition, partially recognised state in the South Caucasus, on the eastern coast of the Black Sea, at the intersection of Eastern Europe and West Asia. It covers and has a population of around 245,000. Its capital and largest city is Sukhumi. The political status of Abkhazia is a central issue of the Abkhazia conflict and Georgia–Russia relations. Abkhazia has been International recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, recognised as an independent state only by 5 states: Russia, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Nauru, and Syria. Georgia (country), Georgia and other countries consider Abkhazia as a Georgia's sovereign territory.Olga Oliker, Thomas S. Szayna. Faultlines of Conflict in Central Asia and the South Caucasus: Implications for the U.S. Army. Rand Corporation, 2003, .Emmanuel Karagiannis. Energy and Security in the Caucasus. Routledge, 2002. . Lacking effective control over the Abkhazian territ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Kalandadze
Ana Kalandadze ( ka, ანა კალანდაძე) (15 December 1924 – 11 March 2008) was a Georgian poet and one of the most influential female figures in modern Georgian literature. Kalandadze was born in the village Khidistavi near Chokhatauri in Georgia's southwest region of Guria. She graduated from the Faculty of Philology at Tbilisi State University in 1946, and published her first poems the same year. Her intricate, subtle rhythms, and personal lyricism garnered much popularity. In the words of Professor Donald Rayfield: Many of Kalandadze's poems on patriotic and romantic themes have been made into popular songs. She was also a prolific translator of Russian and European poetry. She died as a result of a cerebrovascular incident and was buried at the Mtatsminda Pantheon The Mtatsminda Pantheon of Writers and Public Figures ( ka, მთაწმინდის მწერალთა და საზოგადო მოღვაწეთა პა� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofiko Chiaureli
Sophia Chiaureli ( ka, სოფიკო ჭიაურელი; 21 May 1937 – 2 March 2008), professionally known as Sofiko Chiaureli, was a Soviet Georgian actress. Thought to be the muse of filmmaker Sergei Parajanov, she played a significant role in the 20th century Georgian theater and was associated with the country's two most prominent theaters, the Rustaveli Theatre (1964–1968) and Marjanishvili Theatre (1960–1964, 1968–2008). Biography Sofiko Chiaureli was born in Tbilisi. Her parents were the film director Mikheil Chiaureli and the actress Veriko Anjaparidze. She graduated from the All-Russian Institute of Cinematography in Moscow and moved back to Tbilisi. In 1975 she was a member of the jury at the 9th Moscow International Film Festival. Personal life Family: * Daughter of Mikheil Chiaureli (Georgian film director) and Veriko Anjaparidze (Georgian actress). * Cousin of Georgi Daneliya (Georgian and Russian film director) * Former sister-i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badri Patarkatsishvili
Arkady Shalvovich "Badri" Patarkatsishvili ( ka, ბადრი პატარკაციშვილი; ; 31 October 1955 – 12 February 2008) was a Georgian businessman who also became extensively involved in politics. He contested the 2008 Georgian presidential election and came third with 7.1% of the votes. From the early 1980s until the time of his death, he was a flamboyant figure in business and was behind some of the most successful companies in today's Russia. From humble origins, he became the wealthiest citizen in Georgia with an estimated wealth of $12 billion. He was also one of the country's largest philanthropists. Patarkatsishvili suddenly died intestate in February 2008, sparking one of the largest estate battles in legal history. In October 2018, the government of Georgia officially accused the former president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili of ordering Patarkatsishvili's assassination. Early life Born in Tbilisi to a Jewish family, Patarkatsishvili b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Givi Mizandari
Givi can refer to: *Kivi, Iran Kivi () is a city in the Central District of Kowsar County, Ardabil province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Aze ..., a city in Iran * Givi (name), Georgian given name *Italian motorcycle accessory company, pronounced ‘Jee Vee’, founded by former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer Giuseppe Visenzi * Mikhail Tolstykh, nicknamed Givi, Donbas military commander {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of Georgia
The Kingdom of Georgia (), also known as the Georgian Empire, was a Middle Ages, medieval Eurasian monarchy that was founded in Anno Domini, AD. It reached Georgian Golden Age, its Golden Age of political and economic strength during the reign of King David IV of Georgia, David IV and Queen Tamar of Georgia, Tamar the Great from the 11th to 13th centuries. Georgia became one of the pre-eminent nations of the Eastern_Orthodoxy#Distribution, Christian East, and its pan-Caucasus, Caucasian empire and network of tributaries stretched from Eastern Europe to Anatolia and northern frontiers of History_of_Iran#Medieval_period, Iran, while Georgia also maintained religious possessions abroad, such as the Monastery of the Cross in Jerusalem and the Iviron, Monastery of Iviron in Greece. It is the principal historical precursor of present-day Georgia (country), Georgia. Lasting for several centuries, the kingdom fell to the Mongol invasions of Georgia, Mongol invasions in the 13th centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal House Of Georgia
The Bagrationi dynasty (; ) is a royal dynasty which reigned in Georgia from the Middle Ages until the early 19th century, being among the oldest extant Christian ruling dynasties in the world. In modern usage, the name of the dynasty is sometimes Hellenized and referred to as the Georgian Bagratids, also known in English as the Bagrations. The origins of the dynasty are disputed. The early Georgian Bagratids gained the Principality of Iberia through dynastic marriage after succeeding the Chosroid dynasty at the end of the 8th century. In 888 Adarnase IV of Iberia restored the Georgian monarchy; various native polities then united into the Kingdom of Georgia, which prospered from the 11th to the 13th century. This period of time, particularly the reigns of David IV the Builder (1089–1125) and of his great-granddaughter Tamar the Great (1184–1213) inaugurated the Georgian Golden Age in the history of Georgia. Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh. " Burke's Royal Families of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge De Bagration
Jorge de Bagration y de Mukhrani or Giorgi Bagration-Mukhraneli or George Bagration of Mukhrani ( ka, გიორგი (ხორხე) ბაგრატიონ-მუხრანელი, tr; 22 February 1944 – 16 January 2008) was a Spanish racing car driver of Georgian descent and a claimant to the headship of the Bagrationi dynasty and to the historical throne of Georgia. Early life Jorge was born in Rome, Italy in 1944, the eldest son of ''émigré'' Prince Irakli Bagration-Mukhrani, head of the Mukhraneli branch of the Bagration royal family of Georgia. His father, Prince Irakli Bagration-Mukhrani, had gone into exile in Italy following the Bolshevik Revolution, but retained his claim to the throne of Georgia. His Italian mother, Maria Antonietta Pasquini (1911–1944), daughter of Ugo, Count di Costafiorita, died giving birth to him. In 1946, the widowed Prince Irakli married Princess María de las Mercedes de Baviera y Borbón (1911–1953), daughter of Pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikheil Kavtaradze (politician)
Mikheil ( ka, მიხეილ) is a masculine Georgian given name. It may refer to: * Mikheil of Georgia, Georgian royal prince, son of King George XII *Mikheil Saakashvili, Georgian politician, former President of Georgia * Mikheil Janelidze, Georgian politician, former Foreign Minister of Georgia *Mikheil Korkia, Georgian basketball player *Mikheil Gelovani, Georgian actor *Mikheil Mchedlishvili, Georgian chess grandmaster * Mikheil Jishkariani, Georgian football player * Mikheil Javakhishvili, Georgian writer *Mikheil Kavelashvili, Georgian politician, former football player * Mikheil Giorgadze, Georgian water polo player * Mikheil Khutsishvili, Georgian football player * Mikheil Kobakhidze, Georgian film director *Mikheil Meskhi, Georgian football player *Mikheil Meskhi, Georgian football player * Mikheil Ashvetia, Georgian football player *Mikheil Chiaureli, Georgian actor *Mikheil Baghaturia, Georgian water polo player * Mikheil Gachechiladze, Georgian rugby union player *Mik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guram Lortkipanidze
Guram ( ka, გურამ) is a Georgian masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Guram Adzhoyev (footballer, born 1961) (born 1961), Georgian-born Russian footballer * Guram Adzhoyev (footballer, born 1995) (born 1995), Hungarian-born footballer * Guram Batiashvili (born 1938), Georgian writer and playwright * Guram Kashia (born 1987), Georgian footballer *Guram Kostava (born 1937), Georgian-Soviet fencer * Guram Dochanashvili (1939–2021), Georgian writer and historian * Guram Dolenjashvili (born 1943), Georgian painter * Guram Gabiskiria (1947–1993), Georgian politician *Guram Gumba (born 1956), Abkhaz historian *Guram Makayev (born 1970), Kazakhstani footballer *Guram Mamulia (1937–2003), Georgian historian, politician and Meskhetian rights campaigner *Guram Mchedlidze (1931–2009), Georgian paleobiologist and academician *Guram Minashvili (1935–2015), Georgian-Soviet basketball player *Guram Nikolaishvili (born 1952), Georgian Army general *G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adjara
Adjara ( ka, აჭარა ''Ach’ara'' ) or Achara, officially known as the Autonomous Republic of Adjara ( ka, აჭარის ავტონომიური რესპუბლიკა ''Ach’aris Avt’onomiuri Resp’ublik’a'' ), is a political-administrative region of Georgia. It is in the country's southwestern corner, on the coast of the Black Sea, near the foot of the Lesser Caucasus Mountains, north of Turkey. It is an important tourist destination and includes Georgia's second most populous city of Batumi as its capital. About 350,000 people live on its . Adjara is home to the Adjarians, a regional subgroup of Georgians. The name can be spelled in a number of ways: ''Ajara'', ''Ajaria'', ''Adjaria'', ''Adzharia'', ''Atchara'' and ''Achara''. Under the Soviet Union, Adjara was part of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic as the Adjarian ASSR. The autonomous status of Adjara is guaranteed under article 6 of the Treaty of Kars. History Adjara wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
