Tengiz Kitovani
Georgian politician and military commander (1938–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tengiz Kitovani (Georgian: თენგიზ კიტოვანი tengiz k’it’ovani; 9 June 1938 – 13 November 2023) was a Georgian politician and military commander with high-profile involvement in the Georgian Civil War early in the 1990s when he commanded the National Guard of Georgia.
Quick Facts Leader of the Military Council of Georgia, Minister of Defense of Georgia ...
Tengiz Kitovani | |
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თენგიზ კიტოვანი | |
Leader of the Military Council of Georgia | |
In office 6 January 1992 – 10 March 1992 | |
Minister of Defense of Georgia | |
In office 8 May 1992 – 5 May 1993 | |
Preceded by | Levan Sharashenidze |
Succeeded by | Giorgi Karkarashvili |
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Born | (1938-06-09)9 June 1938 Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
Died | 13 November 2023(2023-11-13) (aged 85) |
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Other political affiliations | National Front for the Liberation of Abkhazia (1994–1995) |
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Military service | |
Allegiance | Georgia |
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Rank | General |
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Kitovani also served as a minister of defense until being gradually sidelined by Eduard Shevardnadze who had earlier been invited to lead the nation after a successful coup d'etat launched by Kitovani and his allies against President Zviad Gamsakhurdia.