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2010 In Georgia (country)
The events in 2010 in Georgia. Incumbents National *President: Mikheil Saakashvili (since 25 January 2004) *Prime Minister: Nika Gilauri (since 6 February 2009) * Chairperson of Parliament: Davit Bakradze (since 7 June 2008) Autonomous republics Adjara *Chairman of the Government: Levan Varshalomidze (since 20 July 2004) *Chairman of the Supreme Council: Mikheil Makharadze (since 20 July 2004) Abkhazia * Chairman of Government (-in-exile): Giorgi Baramia (since 15 June 2009) *Chairman of the Supreme Council (-in-exile): Elguja Gvazava (since 20 March 2009) Disputed territories Abkhazia *President: Sergei Bagapsh (since 12 February 2005) *Vice President: Alexander Ankvab (since 12 February 2010) *Prime Minister: Alexander Ankvab (14 February 2005 – 13 February 2010), Sergei Shamba (since 13 February 2010) * Chairman of People's Assembly: Nugzar Ashuba (since 3 April 2002) South Ossetia *President: Eduard Kokoity (since 18 December 2001) *Prime Minister: Vadim Brovtsev ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a country in the Caucasus region on the coast of the Black Sea. It is located at the intersection of Eastern Europe and West Asia, and is today generally regarded as part of Europe. It is bordered to the north and northeast by Russia, to the south by Turkey and Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. Georgia covers an area of . It has a Demographics of Georgia (country), population of 3.7 million, of which over a third live in the capital and List of cities and towns in Georgia (country), largest city, Tbilisi. Ethnic Georgians, who are native to the region, constitute a majority of the country's population and are its titular nation. Georgia has been inhabited since prehistory, hosting the world's earliest known sites of winemaking, gold mining, and textiles. The Classical antiquity, classical era saw the emergence of several kingdoms, such as Colchis and Kingdom of Iberia, Iberia, that formed the nucleus of the modern Georgian state. In the early fourth centu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergei Shamba
Sergei Shamba (, ka, სერგეი შამბა) is a politician from Abkhazia. He is currently a member of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia and Chairman of United Abkhazia. He was Prime Minister of Abkhazia under President Sergei Bagapsh from 13 February 2010 until 27 September 2011. Between 1997 and 2010 he had been Minister for Foreign Affairs under both Bagapsh and his predecessor Vladislav Ardzinba, with only a half-year interruption in 2004. Shamba has twice unsuccessfully contested the presidential elections, in 2004 and 2011. He has been a staunch proponent for dialogue between Abkhazia and Georgia. Early life and career Sergei Shamba was born on 15 March 1951 in Gudauta. He entered politics at the age of 24. Until February 1992, Shamba was the head of Aidgylara, which played a leading role in Abkhazia's struggle for independence. During the 1992-1993 War in Abkhazia, he served as First Deputy Minister of Defence. Minister for Foreign Affairs (first time) On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Occupied Territories (Georgia)
Russian-occupied territories in Georgia ( ka, რუსეთის მიერ ოკუპირებული ტერიტორიები საქართველოში, tr) refers to areas of Georgia's sovereign territory to what a large portion of the international community designates as occupied by Russia since the Russo-Georgian War in 2008, regardless of what their status is in Russian law. They consist of the regions of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia and the former South Ossetian Autonomous Region of Soviet Georgia (currently divided between several non-autonomous administrative divisions of independent Georgia), whose status is a matter of international dispute. Since the 2008 war and subsequent Russian military occupation of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, the Russian government, along with four other UN member states, considers the territories sovereign independent states: the Republic of Abkhazia and the Republic of South Ossetia. Before Russian occ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donetsk
Donetsk ( , ; ; ), formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka (or Hughesovka), Stalin, and Stalino, is an industrial city in eastern Ukraine located on the Kalmius River in Donetsk Oblast, which is currently occupied by Russia as the capital of the Donetsk People's Republic. The population was estimated at in the city core, with over 2 million in the metropolitan area (2011). According to the 2001 census, Donetsk was the fifth-largest city in Ukraine. Administratively, Donetsk has been the centre of Donetsk Oblast, while historically, it is the unofficial capital and largest city of the larger economic and cultural Donets Basin (''Donbas'') region. Donetsk is adjacent to another major city, Makiivka, and along with other surrounding cities forms a major urban sprawl and conurbation in the region. Donetsk has been a major economic, industrial and scientific centre of Ukraine with a high concentration of heavy industries and a skilled workforce. The density of heavy indus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viktor Yanukovych
Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych (born 9 July 1950) is a Ukrainian politician who served as the fourth president of Ukraine from 2010 to 2014. He also served as the prime minister of Ukraine several times between 2002 and 2007 and was a member of the Verkhovna Rada (parliament) from 2006 to 2010. Yanukovych was removed from the presidency in the 2014 Revolution of Dignity, which followed months of protests against him. Since then, he has lived in exile in Russia. Yanukovych was a member of the pro-Russian Party of Regions. Before entering national politics, Yanukovych was the Governor of his native Donetsk Oblast from 1997 to 2002. He was simultaneously the Chairman of the oblast's legislature from 1999 to 2001. He first ran for president in the 2004 election, where he was declared the winner against Viktor Yushchenko. However, allegations of electoral fraud and voter intimidation caused widespread protests, in what became known as the Orange Revolution. The Ukrainian Supr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koba Kobaladze
Koba Kobaladze ( ka, კობა კობალაძე; born July 7, 1969) is a retired major-general of the Georgian army who served on top military posts early in the 2000s. On May 5, 2009, he was arrested by the Georgian Police on charges of plotting an army mutiny.Former Commander of National Guard Arrested ''''. May 5, 2009 Military career Born in , then- Soviet Georgia, Kobaladze served in the |
2009 Georgian Mutiny
The 2009 Georgian mutiny was a mutiny by a Georgian Army tank battalion based in Mukhrovani, east of the capital Tbilisi on 5 May 2009. It is not yet known how many soldiers took part. Later that day, the Georgian Ministry of Interior announced that the mutineers had surrendered. Some of its leaders, including the battalion's commander, were arrested; others managed to escape.Georgian troop rebellion 'over' BBC News. May 5, 2009 The mutiny broke out after the government announced that it had uncovered what it claimed was a Russian-backed plot to destabilize Georgia and assassinate |
Stanislav Kochiev
Stanislav Jakovlevich Kochiev (, ka, სტანისლავ კოჩიევი, tr, ; born 7 April 1954) is a South Ossetian politician, who is a former presidential candidate and former chairman (speaker) of the Parliament of South Ossetia. Kochiev was born in Kurta A ''kurta'' is a loose collarless shirt or tunic worn in many regions of South Asia, (subscription required) Quote: "A loose shirt or tunic worn by men and women." Quote: "Kurta: a loose shirt without a collar, worn by women and men from South ..., and went to school in Tskhinvali, where he attended the state pedagogical institute. He graduated in 1977 and went to work as a high school history teacher. In 1980, Kochiev joined the local branch of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, where he became head of the ideological department in 1988. In 1991, after South Ossetia's declaration of independence, Kochiyev headed the Committee on National Affairs and the Ministry of Information and Press. Kochiev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
