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Shevardnadze

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Shev·ard·na·dze  (shvrd-nädz), Eduard Amvrosiyevich Born 1928.
Georgian political leader who became head of state in 1992 and president in 1995. Formerly a Soviet politician and diplomat, he served as foreign minister (1985-1990) under Mikhail Gorbachev, in which role he normalized the Soviet Union's relations with the West after the cold war.
Shevardnadze [ˌʃɛvədˈnɑːdzə]
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(Biographies / Shevardnadze, Eduard (Amvrosiyevich) (1928 M, Georgiannational of birth: Russian, POLITICS: statesman, POLITICS: head of state) Eduard (Amvrosiyevich). born 1928, Georgian statesman; president of Georgia from 1995; Soviet minister of foreign affairs (1985-91), who played an important part in arms negotiations with the US; president of the Georgian state council (1992-95)
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But Shevardnadze also recalled how he and then Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev had to fight against longstanding fears and prejudice to avoid bloodshed.
Shevardnadze: Opposition to tearing down Berlin Wall fierce by AFP / AFP Global Edition
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Georgia's American-backed "Rose Revolution" in 2003 overthrew autocrat and Soviet holdover Eduard Shevardnadze and replaced him with Mikheil Saakashvili, a staunch American ally.
Georgia: our next entangling alliance? by The New American
Backed by Russian forces, these two regions achieved de facto independence while, within Georgia proper, former Soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze emerged as president and brought some semblance of stability to the country, despite a weak economy and widespread corruption.
U.S. role in Georgia crisis by Zunes, Stephen / Foreign Policy in Focus
 
 
 
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