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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]
References
- ↑ 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