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'''Eduard Ambrosis dze Shevardnadze''' (25 January 1928 – 7 July 2014) was a Georgian politician who contributed to the [[overthrow of the Soviet Union]]. He was an ally of [[Mikhail Gorbachev|Gorbachyov]] until 1990, when he split to join [[Boris Yeltsin|Yeltsin]] and [[Stanislvav Shatalin|Shatalin]]'s [[Neoliberalism|neoliberal]] faction. In 1992, he returned to Georgia to become its leader.<ref name=":032">{{Citation|author=Roger Keeran, Thomas Kenny|year=2010|title=Socialism Betrayed: Behind the Collapse of the Soviet Union|chapter=Crisis and Collapse, 1989-91|page=205|pdf=https://ipfs.io/ipfs/bafykbzaceaj5ucph44bjwyhlhsbycckr3ts76zbucn2hbrea32tltcd4s5ekg?filename=Roger%20Keeran_%20Thomas%20Kenny%20-%20Socialism%20Betrayed_%20Behind%20the%20Collapse%20of%20the%20Soviet%20Union-iUniverse.com%20%282010%29.pdf|publisher=iUniverse.com|isbn=9781450241717}}</ref> | '''Eduard Ambrosis dze Shevardnadze''' (25 January 1928 – 7 July 2014) was a Georgian politician who contributed to the [[overthrow of the Soviet Union]]. He was an ally of [[Mikhail Gorbachev|Gorbachyov]] until 1990, when he split to join [[Boris Yeltsin|Yeltsin]] and [[Stanislvav Shatalin|Shatalin]]'s [[Neoliberalism|neoliberal]] faction. In 1992, he returned to Georgia to become its leader.<ref name=":032">{{Citation|author=Roger Keeran, Thomas Kenny|year=2010|title=Socialism Betrayed: Behind the Collapse of the Soviet Union|chapter=Crisis and Collapse, 1989-91|page=205|pdf=https://ipfs.io/ipfs/bafykbzaceaj5ucph44bjwyhlhsbycckr3ts76zbucn2hbrea32tltcd4s5ekg?filename=Roger%20Keeran_%20Thomas%20Kenny%20-%20Socialism%20Betrayed_%20Behind%20the%20Collapse%20of%20the%20Soviet%20Union-iUniverse.com%20%282010%29.pdf|publisher=iUniverse.com|isbn=9781450241717}}</ref> | ||
== Post-Soviet career == | |||
Shevardnadze joined mafia boss [[Jaba Ioselani]] in a four-man ruling council after a coup in 1993. Ioselani tried to kill Shevardnadze in 1995 and was arrested when he failed.<ref name=":1">{{Web citation|author=Evan Reif|newspaper=[[CovertAction Magazine]]|title=Georgian Legion Carries Out ISIS-Style Executions in Ukraine—with Covert U.S. Support|date=2022-11-23|url=https://covertactionmagazine.com/2022/11/23/georgian-legion-carries-out-isis-style-executions-in-ukraine-with-covert-u-s-support/|retrieved=2022-11-23}}</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:Counterrevolutionaries]] | [[Category:Counterrevolutionaries]] | ||
[[Category:Revisionists]] | [[Category:Revisionists]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:29, 6 May 2023
Eduard Shevardnadze ედუარდ შევარდნაძე | |
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| Born | 25 January 1928 Mamati, Transcaucasian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 7 July 2014 Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Nationality | Georgian |
Eduard Ambrosis dze Shevardnadze (25 January 1928 – 7 July 2014) was a Georgian politician who contributed to the overthrow of the Soviet Union. He was an ally of Gorbachyov until 1990, when he split to join Yeltsin and Shatalin's neoliberal faction. In 1992, he returned to Georgia to become its leader.[1]
Post-Soviet career[edit | edit source]
Shevardnadze joined mafia boss Jaba Ioselani in a four-man ruling council after a coup in 1993. Ioselani tried to kill Shevardnadze in 1995 and was arrested when he failed.[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Roger Keeran, Thomas Kenny (2010). Socialism Betrayed: Behind the Collapse of the Soviet Union: 'Crisis and Collapse, 1989-91' (p. 205). [PDF] iUniverse.com. ISBN 9781450241717
- ↑ Evan Reif (2022-11-23). "Georgian Legion Carries Out ISIS-Style Executions in Ukraine—with Covert U.S. Support" CovertAction Magazine. Retrieved 2022-11-23.