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Eduard Shevardnadze

Soviet and Georgian politician and diplomat, Soviet foreign minister and second President of Georgia (1995–2003)
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Eduard Shevardnadze
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Facts

33 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[38]
Date of birth
January 25, 1928
Date of death
July 7, 2014
Place of birth
Mamati
Place of death
Tbilisi
Country of citizenship
Soviet Union, Georgia[9][10]
Occupation
politician, diplomat
Position held
Minister of Foreign Affairs of USSR, Minister of Foreign Affairs of USSR, deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union, Candidate member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee, First Secretary of the Georgian Communist Party, Member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee, President of Georgia, Prime Minister of Georgia[12][13][14][15][16][17][18]
Educated at
Akaki Tsereteli State University[19]
Religion or worldview
Eastern Orthodoxy, Georgian Orthodox Church[36][37]
Member of political party
Union of Citizens of Georgia, Communist Party of the Soviet Union[39][40]
Award received
Hero of Socialist Labour, Order of the October Revolution, Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of State of Republic of Turkey, Independence Order, Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, honorary citizen of Tbilisi, Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 1st class, Order of Outstanding Merit, Medal "For Labour Valour", Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin", Medal "For excellent service in the protection of public order", Order of St. Mesrop Mashtots, Honored Worker of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Order of Lenin, Order of Lenin, Order of Lenin, Order of Lenin, Order of Lenin, Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Gold Olympic Order, Order of Bethlehem, Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, honorary doctor of Baku State University[20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33]
Spouse
Nanuli Shevardnadze[8]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Russian, Georgian
Allegiance
Soviet Union
Birth name
ედუარდ შევარდნაძე, Эдуард Амвросиевич Шеварднадзе
Candidacy in election
2000 Georgian presidential election
Described by source
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8
Family name
Shevardnadze[48]
Given name
Eduard[49]
Member of
Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union[34][35]
Military branch
Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Soviet Union[41]
Military, police or special rank
major general[42]
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Name in native language
ედუარდ ამბროსის ძე შევარდნაძე
Native language
Georgian[11]
Number of children
+2
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
P14375
SchewardnadseEduard
Participant in
21st Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, 28th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, 19th All-Union Conference of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, 27th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, 26th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, 25th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Visiting Dmitry Gordon
Participated in conflict
1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, Georgian civil war, 1991–1992 South Ossetia War, War in Abkhazia, Rose Revolution[43][44][45][46][47]
Place of burial
Krtsanisi[7]
Relative
Sophiko Shevardnadze
🏷️ Also known as
en Eduard Ambrosis dze Shevardnadze en Eduard Shevardnadze ar إدوارد شيفردنادزه ar إدوارد شيفرنادزه ar إدوارد شفرنادزه ar ادوارد شيفرنادزه cs Eduard A. Schevardnadze cs Èduard Amvrosijevič Ševardnadze cs Eduard Ševardnadze cs Eduard Amvrosievich Shevardnadze cs Eduard Ševarnadze da Eduard Sjevardnadse da Eduard Ambrosis dze Shevardnadze da Eduard Sjevardnadze da Eduard Shevardnadze de Edward Schewardnadse de Eduard Schewardnadse de Schewardnadse el Έντβαρντ Σεβαρντνάτζε es Eduard Ambrosievich Shevardnadze
🔖 Identifiers · 87
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Biographical Dictionary of Georgia ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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C-SPAN person numeric ID
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C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
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CONOR.BG ID
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CiNii Research ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Discogs artist ID
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Dodis ID
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ELNET ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Encyclopædia Universalis ID
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FAST ID
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Find a Grave memorial ID
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Freebase ID
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GTAA ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
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Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
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IMDb ID
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IdRef ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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JRC Names ID
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KBR person ID
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Kinorium person ID
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Krugosvet article (archived)
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Larousse ID
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Lex ID
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Libris-URI
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Museum-digital ID
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MusicBrainz artist ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLP ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Chile ID
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
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National Library of Korea ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Russia ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Notable Names Database ID
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Obálky knih ID
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Olympedia people ID
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Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
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OpenSanctions ID
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Our Campaigns candidate ID
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Oxford Reference overview ID
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PUG authority ID
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Parsifal cluster ID
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Perlentaucher ID
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Prabook ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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Rodovid ID
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SBN author ID
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SELIBR ID
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SNK ID
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Slovak National Library (VIAF) ID
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TMDB person ID
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Topic's main category
Category:Eduard Shevardnadze
Treccani ID
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Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID
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U.S. National Archives Identifier
10580622
UOM ID
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Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
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Warheroes.ru ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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YouTube video ID
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ČSFD person ID
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Award received 17
Order of Lenin, Hero of Socialist Labour, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of the October Revolution, Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin", Medal "For Labour Valour" +9 more
Participated in conflict 5
1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, Rose Revolution, War in Abkhazia, 1991–1992 South Ossetia War, Georgian civil war
Country of citizenship 2
Georgia, Soviet Union
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
Russian, Georgian
Member of 2
Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Member of political party 2
Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Union of Citizens of Georgia
Occupation 2
politician, diplomat
Participant in 2
28th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, 21st Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Position held 2
President of Georgia, list of First Secretaries of the Georgian Communist Party
Religion or worldview 2
Eastern Orthodoxy, Georgian Orthodox Church
← Relative 2
Sophiko Shevardnadze, Dimitri Shevardnadze
← Signatory 2
Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany, Sochi agreement
Allegiance 1
Soviet Union
Candidacy in election 1
2000 Georgian presidential election
Chaired by 1
Union of Citizens of Georgia
Educated at 1
Akaki Tsereteli State University
Family name 1
Shevardnadze
Given name 1
Eduard
Heads of state of 1
Georgia
Instance of 1
human
Military branch 1
Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Soviet Union
Military, police or special rank 1
major general
Native language 1
Georgian
On focus list of Wikimedia project 1
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
OpenSanctions ID 1
Eduard Shevardnadze
Participated in 1
1995 Moscow Victory Day Parades
Place of birth 1
Mamati
Place of death 1
Tbilisi
Relative 1
Sophiko Shevardnadze
Sex or gender 1
male
← Candidate 1
2000 Georgian presidential election
← OpenSanctions ID 1
Eduard Shevardnadze
← Successful candidate 1
2000 Georgian presidential election
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Summary

Eduard Shevardnadze was born on January 25, 1928[1], in Mamati[2]. He died on July 7, 2014[3], in Tbilisi[4]. He worked as a politician[5] and diplomat[6].

FAQs

Where was Eduard Shevardnadze born?

Eduard Shevardnadze was born in Mamati[2].

Where did Eduard Shevardnadze die?

Eduard Shevardnadze passed away in Tbilisi[4].

Who was Eduard Shevardnadze married to?

Eduard Shevardnadze's spouses include Nanuli Shevardnadze[8].

What did Eduard Shevardnadze do for work?

Eduard Shevardnadze worked as a politician[5] and diplomat[6].

Where did Eduard Shevardnadze go to school?

Eduard Shevardnadze was educated at Akaki Tsereteli State University[19].

What awards did Eduard Shevardnadze receive?

Honors received include Hero of Socialist Labour[20], Order of the October Revolution[21], Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class[22], and Order of the Red Banner of Labour[23].

Related Entities

Akaki Tsereteli State University Eduard Shevardnadze Georgia

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  18. [5] ↑ . Biographical Dictionary of Georgia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  41. [1] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  42. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  48. [48] ↑ . Biographical Dictionary of Georgia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  49. [49] ↑ . Biographical Dictionary of Georgia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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