Giorgi Karkarashvili
Giorgi (Gia) Karkarashvili (Georgian: გიორგი [გია] ყარყარაშვილი) (born October 31, 1966) is a Georgian politician and retired major general who served as Georgia's Minister of Defense from May 1993 to March 1994. A former Soviet army captain, he was a high-profile military commander during the civil war and wars against the secessionists in Abkhazia and South Ossetia in the 1990s. A gunshot wound received in the 1995 attack in Moscow left him severely disabled. He was a member of the Parliament of Georgia from 1999 to 2004. He is currently a member of the Our Georgia – Free Democrats party led by Irakli Alasania.
Major General Giorgi Karkarashvili | |
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| Born | October 31, 1966 (age 57) Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union Georgia |
| Service/ | Georgian Army |
| Rank | Major general |
| Commands held | Georgian Armed Forces |
| Battles/wars | Soviet-Afghan War Georgian Civil War 1991–1992 South Ossetia War War in Abkhazia (1992–1993) |
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