Aslan Abashidze
Aslan Abashidze (Georgian: ასლან აბაშიძე; born July 20, 1938) is the former leader of the Ajarian Autonomous Republic in western Georgia. He served in this capacity from 18 August 1991 to May 5, 2004. He resigned under the pressure of the central Georgian government and mass opposition rallies during the 2004 Adjara crisis, and has since lived in Moscow, Russia. On January 22, 2007, the Batumi city court found him guilty of misuse of office and embezzlement of GEL 98.2 million in state funds, and sentenced him to 15 years' imprisonment in absentia. He also faces a charge of murder of his former deputy, Nodar Imnadze, in 1991.
Aslan Abashidze | |
|---|---|
ასლან აბაშიძე | |
| 1st Chairman of the Government of Adjara | |
| In office 18 August 1991 – 5 May 2004 | |
| President | Eduard Shevardnadze Mikheil Saakashvili |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Succeeded by | Levan Varshalomidze |
| Chairman of Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara | |
| In office 15 March 1991 – 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Antaz Kikava |
| Chairman of Democratic Union for Revival | |
| In office 1992–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Deputy Chairman of Parliament of Georgia | |
| In office 1990–1995 | |
| Member Of Parliament of Georgia | |
| In office 1990–2004 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 July 1938 Batumi, Adjar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Soviet (1938–1991) Georgian (1991–) |
| Political party | Round Table—Free Georgia (1990–1992) Democratic Union for Revival (1992–2004) |
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Signature | |
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