Vladimir Emin-ipa Nachach (; 22 August 1940 – 8 February 2011) was an Abkhazian
Jurist
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,
Major-General and politician.
Early life
Nachach was born on 22 August 1940 in
Lower Eshera,
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 ...
. In 1947, Nachach joined Lower Eshera's primary school. In 1949, he was deported along with his family to the Parbigsky (now Bakchar) District,
Tomsk Oblast
Tomsk Oblast () is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It lies in the southeastern West Siberian Plain, in the southwest of the Siberian Federal District. Its administrative center is the types of inhabited loca ...
. They were allowed to return in 1957. In 1958, Nachach completed
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 ...
's secondary school #10. Nachach performed military service with the
Soviet Navy
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from 1959 until 1961, when he started his studies at the
Faculty of Law of Leningrad University. He later switched to the
All-Union Correspondence Law Institute in
Moscow
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.
Career
Nachach's first job was as a lawyer with Gudauta's Legal Advice Centre, where he worked from 1967 until August 1968. He subsequently joined the Ministry of Internal Affairs, until 1992.
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Nachach participated and was injured in the 1992-1993 war with Georgia, commanding a volunteer corps from ]Gudauta
Gudauta ( ka, გუდაუთა, ; , ''Gwdowtha''; , ''Gudauta'') is a town in Abkhazia, Georgia, and the capital of the eponymous district. It is situated on the Black Sea, 37 km northwest of Sokhumi, the capital of Abkhazia. It is the ...
, which was transformed during the war into the second battalion. From 1992 until 2002, Nachach was Military Prosecutor of the Republic of Abkhazia.[
Nachach was first elected to the ]People's Assembly of Abkhazia
The People's Assembly – Parliament of the Republic of Abkhazia (, ka, აფხაზეთის ე.წ რესპუბლიკის სახალხო კრება, tr, ) is the unicameral legislature of the Abkhazia, Republic o ...
in 2002, in the Gudauta constituency (no. 16). He was subsequently elected Chairman of the Committee on Legislation, Judicial and Legal Reform and State Building.[ Also in 2002, Nachach became co-chairman of the veterans organisation ]Amtsakhara
Amtsakhara () is a political party in Abkhazia.
Foundation
On 31 March 1999, Amtsakhara was founded on the initiative of Sergei Dbar, Vladimir Nachach, Aki Ardzinba and Garik Samanba and a number of others as a public organisation uniting v ...
, which developed into an opposition force against President Vladislav Ardzinba
Vladislav Ardzinba (, ka, ვლადისლავ არძინბა; 14 May 1945 – 4 March 2010) was an Abkhaz historian and politician who served as the first '' de facto'' president of Abkhazia. Ardzinba led Abkhazia to '' de fact ...
.[ Throughout 2003 and 2004, calls intensified for Ardzinba to voluntarily resign, or to be deposed. On 30 January 2004, the People's Assembly unanimously entrusted Nachach with the preparation for an ]impeachment
Impeachment is a process by which a legislative body or other legally constituted tribunal initiates charges against a public official for misconduct. It may be understood as a unique process involving both political and legal elements.
In Eur ...
bill. However, the bill never materialised, and the next Presidential Election was planned for 3 October 2004 anyhow. On 16 June, Amtsakhara and United Abkhazia
United Abkhazia (, ) is a political party in Abkhazia. United Abkhazia was founded on March 25, 2004, as a socio-political movement, with the specific goal of presenting a single opposition candidate for the October 2004 presidential elections. established a Coordinating Council to jointly contest the election, of which Nachach became a member. The two parties nominated Sergei Bagapsh
Sergei Uasyl-ipa Bagapsh, (4 March 1949 – 29 May 2011) was an Abkhaz politician who served as the second President of Abkhazia from 12 February 2005 until his death on 29 May 2011. He previously served as Prime Minister of Abkhazia f ...
as their Presidential candidate, who won the election after a tense stand-off with runner-up Raul Khajimba
Raul Jumkovich Khajimba (, ka, რაულ ჯუმკას-ძე ჰაჯიმბა; born 21 March 1959) is an Abkhazians, Abkhazian politician who served as President of Abkhazia from 25 September 2014 until 12 January 2020. He was also ...
.
In November 2005, Nachach became a member of the newly founded Commission on Constitutional Reform. In December 2006, Nachach was delegated to the first meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of South Ossetia
South Ossetia, officially the Republic of South Ossetia or the State of Alania, is a landlocked country in the South Caucasus with International recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, partial diplomatic recognition. It has an offici ...
, Abkhazia and Transnistria
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. On 4 March 2007, Nachach was re-elected as Deputy by a first-round victory in the Gudauta constituency. At the first meeting of the new convocation, Nachach successfully nominated Nugzar Ashuba
Nugzar Nuri-ipa Ashuba (Abkhaz language, Abkhaz: Нугзар Нури-иҧа Ашәба, ka, ნუგზარ აშუბა) is a senior politician from Abkhazia. He was Minister of Culture from 1986 until 1992 and the first Chairman of the ...
for re-election as Speaker. On 6 April, Nachach was himself re-elected as head of the Committee on Legislation, Judicial and Legal Reform and State Building. In July 2008, Nachach was a member of the delegation of the People's Assembly that visited Chechnya
Chechnya, officially the Chechen Republic, is a Republics of Russia, republic of Russia. It is situated in the North Caucasus of Eastern Europe, between the Caspian Sea and Black Sea. The republic forms a part of the North Caucasian Federa ...
. In March 2009, Nachach and 21 other deputies established the pro-government faction ''Unity''.
Awards
Following the 1992-1993 war with Georgia, Nachach was designated Hero of Abkhazia
A hero (feminine: heroine) is a real person or fictional character who, in the face of danger, combats adversity through feats of ingenuity, courage, or strength. The original hero type of classical epics did such things for the sake of ...
in 1994.[ On 22 August 2005, Nachach was awarded the Akhdz-Apsha order second class by President Bagapsh for his achievements in the war and in politics.] On 12 January 2007, Nachach was awarded a diploma by the People's Assembly for his work in Parliament- and state-building.
Death
Vladimir Nachach died in office on 8 February 2011 after a long illness.[ He was buried on 11 February in his native Lower Eshera.]
References
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3rd convocation of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia
1940 births
2011 deaths
4th convocation of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia