Sumbat Saakian (1951–1993) was an ethnic
Armenian
Armenian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent
** Armenian diaspora, Armenian communities around the ...
politician
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in the
Government of Abkhazian Autonomous Republic who was killed in
Sukhumi
Sukhumi or Sokhumi is a city in a wide bay on the Black Sea's eastern coast. It is both the Capital city, capital and largest city of Abkhazia, a partially recognised state that most countries consider a part of Georgia (country), Georgia. The ...
along with
Zhiuli Shartava
Zhiuli Shartava (; March 7, 1944 – September 27, 1993) was a Georgian politician and National Hero who served as the Head of the Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia and was killed by Abkhaz militants during the ethnic cleansing ...
,
Guram Gabiskiria and others by
Abkhaz separatist rebels during the
Sukhumi massacre
The Fall of Sukhumi took place on 27 September 1993, at the hands of the separatists, in the course of the War in Abkhazia (1992–93), War in Abkhazia. The taking of the city came with a massacre of hundreds of Georgians, and it became part of a ...
on September 27, 1993.
See also
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Sukhumi massacre
The Fall of Sukhumi took place on 27 September 1993, at the hands of the separatists, in the course of the War in Abkhazia (1992–93), War in Abkhazia. The taking of the city came with a massacre of hundreds of Georgians, and it became part of a ...
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Abkhaz–Georgian conflict
1993 deaths
Abkhazian politicians
1951 births
Abkhazian murder victims
Abkhaz Armenians
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