Incumbents

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 ...

Nino Burjanadze Nino Burjanadze (; ; born 16 July 1964) is a Georgian politician and lawyer who served as Chairperson of the Parliament of Georgia from November 2001 to June 2008. As the first woman, she has served as the acting head of state of Georgia twice; ...

(acting; November 25, 2007)-January 20, 2008;

Mikheil Saakashvili Mikheil "Misha" Saakashvili (born 21 December 1967) is a Georgian and Ukrainian politician and jurist. He was the third president of Georgia for two consecutive terms from 25 January 2004 to 17 November 2013. He is the founder and former chair ...

(January 20, 2008 – 17, November 2013) *

Prime Minister A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. A prime minister is not the head of state, but r ...

Lado Gurgenidze Vladimer "Lado" Gurgenidze ( ka, ვლადიმერ ��ადოგურგენიძე; born 7 December 1970) is a Georgian career banker, business executive, and former politician, who was the sixth Prime Minister of Georgia, from 22 ...

(since November 22, 2007) * 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 Presidential elections were held in Georgia on 5 January 2008, moved forward from autumn 2008 by President Mikheil Saakashvili after the 2007 demonstrations. A double referendum on when to hold the legislative elections and on NATO membership w ...

is re-elected as

for his second term. *January 5 – A majority of voters favor to bring

2008 Georgian legislative election 8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. Etymology English ''eight'', from Old English '', æhta'', Proto-Germanic ''*ahto'' is a direct continuation of Proto-Indo-European '' *oḱtṓ(w)-'', and as such cognate wi ...

to spring 2008 in a

binding referendum A referendum, plebiscite, or ballot measure is a direct vote by the electorate (rather than their representatives) on a proposal, law, or political issue. A referendum may be either binding (resulting in the adoption of a new policy) or advis ...

. *January 5 – A majority of voters express their support to Georgia's bid to join

NATO The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO ; , OTAN), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental organization, intergovernmental Transnationalism, transnational military alliance of 32 Member states of NATO, member s ...

in a

non-binding referendum A referendum, plebiscite, or ballot measure is a direct vote by the electorate (rather than their representatives) on a proposal, law, or political issue. A referendum may be either binding (resulting in the adoption of a new policy) or advis ...

. *January 31 - The incoming

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wins a vote of confidence in the Parliament of Georgia. *April 20 – A

crisis A crisis (: crises; : critical) is any event or period that will lead to an unstable and dangerous situation affecting an individual, group, or all of society. Crises are negative changes in the human or environmental affairs, especially when ...

in relations with

Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...

deepens after a Russian fighter jet downs a Georgian unmanned unarmed aerial vehicle over

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 cover ...

. *May 21 – Georgia holds a

parliamentary election A general election is an electoral process to choose most or all members of a governing body at the same time. They are distinct from by-elections, which fill individual seats that have become vacant between general elections. General elections ...

won by Saakashvili’s

United National Movement United National Movement (UNM; ka, ერთიანი ნაციონალური მოძრაობა, tr) also colloquially known as the Natsebi is a liberal conservative political party in Georgia. Tina Bokuchava serves as the p ...

. *May 24 – Georgian singer

Diana Gurtskaya Diana Gudaevna Gurtskaya ( ka, დიანა ღურწკაია, , born 2 July 1978) is a Russian pop singer well known in the countries of the former Soviet Union. Early life Diana Gurtskaya was born July 2, 1978, in Abkhazia (ex- Soviet ...

finishes 11th at the final of the

Eurovision Song Contest 2008 The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Belgrade, Serbia, following the country's victory at the with the song "" by Marija Šerifović. Organised by the European Broadcasting Unio ...

Scheduled

*October 4 – Elections to the Supreme Council of

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 ...

Deaths

*January 6 –

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), Hu ...

, film actor (born 1930). *January 9 - Mikheil Kavtaradze, formerly an anti-Soviet émigré politician and author (born 1907). *January 16 – Prince

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 S ...

, the Head of the

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 someti ...

and claimant to the throne of Georgia (born 1944). *February 2 -

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 borde ...

, sculptor (born 1932). *February 13 -

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 2 ...

, tycoon and politician (born 1955) *March 2 –

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 si ...

, theatre and film actress (born 1937) *March 11 –

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 nea ...

, poet (born 1924) *May 24 –

Bukhuti Gurgenidze Bukhuti (Buchuti) Ivanovich Gurgenidze ( ka, ბუხუტი გურგენიძე; November 13, 1933 – May 24, 2008) was a Georgian chess Grandmaster, born in Surami, Georgia. He was a multiple Georgian Champion, and played in eigh ...

, Georgian chess grandmaster (born 1933) *August 7 – Vakhushti Kotetishvili, Iranist and folklorist (born 1935)

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