Garik Samanba (; born 1957) is an Abkhaz politician. Samanba is a member of the Parliament of Abkhazia, fought in the

War in Abkhazia (1992–1993) The War in Abkhazia was fought between Georgian government and paramilitary forces, and a coalition of Abkhaz separatist forces and North Caucasian militants between 1992 and 1993. Ethnic Georgians who lived in Abkhazia fought largely on th ...

, and is recognized as a national hero of

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 ...

.Kuchuberiya, Anzhela
"Г.Саманба: новый парламент Абхазии будет более профессиональным".
(Interview with G. Samanba) ''Kavkazskiy Uzel''. 17 February 2007. Retrieved 25 June 2009. Samanba has served as Chairman of the Defense and National Security Committee of the Abkhazian Parliament, being reelected to this post on April 5, 2007,
Regnum Information Agency. 5 April 2007. Retrieved 25 July 2009. following a reelection to his parliamentary seat in March."ЦИК Абхазии в понедельник огласила предварительные итоги второго тура парламентских выборов."
. Official Site of the President of the Republic of Abkhazia. 3 March 2007. Retrieved 25 June 2009. As a war veteran and political candidate, Samanba has campaigned on prioritizing support for the families of Abkhazian war casualties, such as state support for tuition funding for the children of war veterans.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Samanba, Garik 1957 births Living people 3rd convocation of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia Abkhazian military personnel Abkhaz Armenians 4th convocation of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia

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