Georgian politician and former general (born 1966)
Major General
Giorgi Karkarashvili
Born
October 31, 1966 (1966-10-31) (age 57) Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance
Soviet Union Georgia
Service/branch
Georgian Army
Rank
Major general
Commands held
Georgian Armed Forces
Battles/wars
Soviet-Afghan War Georgian Civil War 1991–1992 South Ossetia War War in Abkhazia (1992–1993)
Giorgi (Gia) Karkarashvili (Georgian: გიორგი [გია] ყარყარაშვილი) (born October 31, 1966) is a Georgian politician and retired major general who served as Georgia's Minister of Defense from May 1993 to March 1994. A former Soviet army captain, he was a high-profile military commander during the civil war and wars against the secessionists in Abkhazia and South Ossetia in the 1990s. A gunshot wound received in the 1995 attack in Moscow left him severely disabled. He was a member of the Parliament of Georgia from 1999 to 2004. He is currently a member of the Our Georgia – Free Democrats party led by Irakli Alasania.
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Giorgi (Gia) Karkarashvili (Georgian: გიორგი [გია] ყარყარაშვილი) (born October 31, 1966) is a Georgian politician and retired major general who served...
finally forced into resignation in May 1993 – though a protégé, Gia Karkarashvili, was named as his replacement, and he was able to retain some of his...
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leadership of the opposition National Democratic Party (NDP), headed by Giorgi Chanturia, had been arrested. A stand-off followed as the sacked National...
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