Global InformationGiorgi Antsukhelidze information
Giorgi Antsukhelidze | |
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 Antsukhelidze's bust at the Kvemo Alvani | |
| Born | August 18, 1984 |
| Died | August 10, 2008 (aged 23) |
| Allegiance |  Georgia |
| Battles/wars | Russo-Georgian War  |
Giorgi Antsukhelidze (Georgian: გიორგი ანწუხელიძე; 18 August 1984 – c. 9–10 August 2008[1]) was a Georgian soldier who was murdered during the hostilities in South Ossetia in the course of the Russia–Georgia war of August 2008. He is the subject of two Internet videos showing his interrogation and torture by the South Ossetian militants. He was posthumously awarded the Order of National Hero by the Georgian government in 2013.
- ^ "The President of Georgia granted Sergeant Giorgi Antsukhelidze a title of a national hero". The Administration of the President of Georgia. 15 April 2013. Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.