Vladislav Ardzinba

Tags: President.

Vladislav Ardzinba (Abkhaz: Владислав Арӡынба Georgian: ვლადისლავ არძინბა; May 14 1945 – March 4 2010) was the first de facto President of Abkhazia. A historian by education Ardzinba led Abkhazia to de facto independence in the 1992-1993 War with Georgia but its de jure independence from Georgia remained internationally unrecognised during Ardzinba’s two terms as President from 1994 to 2005.He was a member of the first parliament to be elected democratically in the Soviet Union in 1989.

thumbnail

active years end date

1991-12-27, 2005-02-12

active years start date

1990-11-08, 1994-11-26

birth date

1945-05-14

birth place

Soviet Union, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, Abkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, Sukhumi District, Lower_Eshera

death date

2010-03-04

death place

Moscow, Russia

nationality

Abkhaz people

order in office

1st, President of Abkhazia, Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of Abkhazia, Deputy of the Supreme Soviet, Leader of the Communist Party of Abkhazia

successor

Sergei Bagapsh