Abkhazia

This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Abkhazia The position of Prime Minister in the de facto independent (though not internationally recognized) republic of Abkhazia is second to only that of President. ... For the ecclesiastical office, see Incumbent (ecclesiastical). ... is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sergei Bagapsh (Abkhaz: )born 1949) is the president of the unrecognized, though de facto independent Republic of Abkhazia. ... Nodar Vladimirovich Khashba was the prime minister of Georgias breakaway region of Abkhazia. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Image:Ardzinba. ... is the 360th day of the year (361st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Destroyed shop in Sukhumi Sukhumi (Georgian: , Sokhumi; Abkhaz: , Aqwa; Russian: , Sukhumi) is the capital of Abkhazia, a de facto independent republic, which is internationally recognized as being an autonomous republic within Georgia. ... Flag of the Abkhaz ASSR introduced in 1978 and used until the collapse of the Soviet union in 1991. ... State motto: პროლეტარ ყველა ქვეყნისა, შეერთდით! Official language Georgian since 1978 Capital Tbilisi Chairman of the Supreme Council Zviad Gamsakhurdia (at independence) Established In the USSR:  - Since  - Until February 25, 1921 December 30, 1922 April 9, 1991 Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 10th in former Soviet Union 69,700 km² -- Population  - Total (1989)  - Density Ranked... Capital Sokhumi Official languages Abkhaz, Georgian Government  -  Chairman, Cabinet of Ministers  -  Chairman, Supreme Council Temur Mzhavia Autonomous republic of Georgia  -  Georgian independence Declared Recognised 9 April 1991 25 December 1991  Currency Georgian lari (GEL) Anthem Aiaaira Capital Sukhumi Official languages Abkhaz, Russian1 Government  -  President Sergei Bagapsh  -  Prime Minister Alexander Ankvab... Map of Abkhazia Adapted from http://www. ... Abkhazia (Abkhaz: Аҧсны/Apsny, Georgian: აფხაზეთი/Apkhazeti, Russian: Абха́зия) is a region of 8,600 km² in the Caucasus. ...

Government of the Republic of Abkhazia President Sergei Bagapsh Vice President Raul Khadjimba Prime Minister Alexander Ankvab People's Assembly Public Chamber Political parties Elections Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia Chairman of the Supreme Council Temur Mzhavia Chairman of Cabinet of Ministers Malkhaz Akishbaia UNOMIG See also: Politics of Georgia The Government of the Republic of Abkhazia governs the internationally unrecognised but de facto independent Republic of Abkhazia. ... List of Presidents of Abkhazia Vladislav Ardzinba (1994 – 2005) Sergei Bagapsh (2005 – present) See also: List of Prime Ministers of Abkhazia, List of foreign ministers of Abkhazia Categories: | ... Sergei Bagapsh (Abkhaz: )born 1949) is the president of the unrecognized, though de facto independent Republic of Abkhazia. ... The Vice President of the Abkhaz Republic, an unrecognized state, internationally regarded as a part of Georgia, is the first in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of Abkhazia upon the death, resignation, or removal of the President. ... Raul Khadjimba (born 1958) is the Prime Minister of the Republic of Abkhazia, a de facto independent republic of the Republic of Georgia. ... The position of Prime Minister in the de facto independent (though not internationally recognized) republic of Abkhazia is second to only that of President. ... Type Unicameral Speaker Nugzar Ashuba, independent since 2002 Deputy Speaker Members 35 Meeting place Sukhumi The Peoples Assembly of Abkhazia is the legislature of the internationally unrecognised Republic of Abkhazia. ... The Public Chamber of Abkhazia is an advisory body to the President of the internationaly unrecognised Republic of Abkhazia. ... A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues with the aim to participate in power, usually by participating in elections. ... redirect Template:Politics of Abkhazia Elections in Abkhazia gives information on election and election results in Abkhazia. ... Official languages Abkhaz, Georgian Location Upper Abkhazia (formerly known as Kodori Valley) Status Partially government in exile Chairman of Cabinet of Ministers Malkhaz Akishbaia Chairman of the Supreme Council Temur Mzhavia The De jure Government of Abkhazia (Georgian: , Abkhaz: ) is the only body internationally recognized as a legal authority of... Temur Mzhavia is the Chairman of the Supreme Council of the de jure Government of Abkhazia in Kodori. ... Malkhaz Akishbaia is an ethnic Abkhaz and the Chairman of Cabinet of Ministers of the de jure Government of Abkhazia in Kodori. ... The United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) was established on 24 August 1993 by Security Council Resolution 858 to verify compliance with the 27 July 1993, ceasefire agreement between the Republic of Georgia and forces in Abkhazia with special attention given to the situation in the city of Sukhumi... This article describes the Politics of Georgia Georgia (საქართველო (Sakartvelo) in Georgian) has been a democratic republic since the first multiparty, democratic parliamentary elections of October 28, 1990. ...

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Alexander (or Aleksandr) Zolotiskovich Ankvab (Abkhaz: Александр Анқәаб /anqwab/; born December 26, 1952, Sukhumi) is the de facto Prime Minister of Abkhazia, a breakaway republic of Georgia. Appointed to the post by Abkhaz president Sergei Bagapsh on February 14, 2005, he is closely allied with Bagapsh and serves as the leader of the influential political party, Aitaira (Revival).^[1] Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... Abkhaz is an agglutinative Georgia (in the autonomous republic of Abkhazia) and Turkey. ... is the 360th day of the year (361st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Destroyed shop in Sukhumi Sukhumi (Georgian: , Sokhumi; Abkhaz: , Aqwa; Russian: , Sukhumi) is the capital of Abkhazia, a de facto independent republic, which is internationally recognized as being an autonomous republic within Georgia. ... De facto is a Latin expression that means in fact or in practice. It is commonly used as opposed to de jure (meaning by law) when referring to matters of law or governance or technique (such as standards), that are found in the common experience as created or developed without... A prime minister is the most senior minister of a cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. ... Capital Sokhumi Official languages Abkhaz, Georgian Government  -  Chairman, Cabinet of Ministers  -  Chairman, Supreme Council Temur Mzhavia Autonomous republic of Georgia  -  Georgian independence Declared Recognised 9 April 1991 25 December 1991  Currency Georgian lari (GEL) Anthem Aiaaira Capital Sukhumi Official languages Abkhaz, Russian1 Government  -  President Sergei Bagapsh  -  Prime Minister Alexander Ankvab... Sergei Bagapsh (Abkhaz: )born 1949) is the president of the unrecognized, though de facto independent Republic of Abkhazia. ... is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Born in the Abkhaz capital Sukhumi, Ankvab graduated with a degree in law from the Rostov State University in southern Russia and worked as an official of the Komsomol for many years. He served between 1975-1981 as an official in the Justice Ministry of the Abkhaz ASSR. He joined the executive of the central committee of the Georgian Communist Party in 1981, being promoted to the post of deputy interior minister of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1984. He held this post until the end of Communist rule in Georgia in 1990. Destroyed shop in Sukhumi Sukhumi (Georgian: , Sokhumi; Abkhaz: , Aqwa; Russian: , Sukhumi) is the capital of Abkhazia, a de facto independent republic, which is internationally recognized as being an autonomous republic within Georgia. ... Rostov State University is the university in Rostov-on-Don, Russia founded in 1915 as a successor to Warsaw Russian University (founded 1869). ... Komsomol (Комсомол) is a syllabic abbreviation word, from the Russian Kommunisticheski Soyuz Molodiozhi (Коммунистический союз молодёжи), or Communist... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... ... State motto: პროლეტარ ყველა ქვეყნისა, შეერთდით! Official language Georgian since 1978 Capital Tbilisi Chairman of the Supreme Council Zviad Gamsakhurdia (at independence) Established In the USSR:  - Since  - Until February 25, 1921 December 30, 1922 April 9, 1991 Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 10th in former Soviet Union 69,700 km² -- Population  - Total (1989)  - Density Ranked... This article is about the year. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ...

After the disintegration of the Soviet Union and Georgia's achievement of independence in 1991, Ankvab became a member of the Abkhaz Supreme Soviet. He was appointed interior minister of Abkhazia's separatist government during the 1992-1993 conflict with the Georgian central government. Following the Abkhaz victory, he moved to Moscow in 1994 and became a successful businessman. Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Moscow (disambiguation). ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ...

He returned to Abkhazian politics in 2000, setting up a movement called Aytayra ("Revival") in opposition to the government of the then President Vladislav Ardzinba. In 2004 he announced that he would run for president, but was disqualified as ineligible on the grounds of an inability to speak Abkhaz (a requirement for public office in the republic) and too short a period of residency in Abkhazia. Ankvab decided to support Bagapsh instead and was crucial to the latter's electoral success. His appointment as prime minister was widely predicted. Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Image:Ardzinba. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Abkhaz is a Northwest Caucasian language spoken mainly in Abkhazia[1] and Turkey. ...

Assassination attempts

Ankvab has survived three assassination attempts since he took office in 2005. In the last attack, on July 9, 2007, he was lightly injured when his vehicle was fired upon from a grenade cup discharger on the road between Sukhumi and Gudauta.^[2] The Abkhaz People's Assembly called government to timely investigate the attack and accused "destructive forces active both inside and outside Abkhazia" of trying to destabilize the situation in Abkhazia.^[3] The de facto Abkhaz Interior Ministry has declared a 500,000-Russian ruble reward for information leading to the capture of the attackers, who are thought to be local. There are a variety of suggested motives for the attack. An influential Georgian MP Konstantine Gabashvili accused the Russian special services of trying to get rid of Akvab who has recently suggested inventorying real estate in Abkhazia and reexamining all illegal real estate transactions, including those involving Russian companies.^[4] is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Destroyed shop in Sukhumi Sukhumi (Georgian: , Sokhumi; Abkhaz: , Aqwa; Russian: , Sukhumi) is the capital of Abkhazia, a de facto independent republic, which is internationally recognized as being an autonomous republic within Georgia. ... Gudauta is a town in Georgia’s breakaway region Abkhazia. ... ISO 4217 Code RUB User(s) Russia and self-proclaimed Abkhazia and South Ossetia Inflation 7% Source Rosstat, 2007 Subunit 1/100 kopek (копейка) Symbol руб kopek (копейка) к Plural The language(s) of this currency is of the Slavic languages. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

References

• "Former Georgian minister says new Abkhaz premier will be strong leader", Imedi TV, Tbilisi, 14 February 2005
• "Ankvab appointed Abkhaz prime minister", Interfax Daily News Bulletin, 14 February 2005