INDEPTH: GEORGIA
Eduard Shevardnadze: timeline
Justin Thompson, CBC News Online | November 24, 2003
Eduard Shevardnadze
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A Communist since the days of Josef Stalin, Eduard Shevardnadze worked his way through the party's hierarchy to eventually become Soviet foreign minister under Mikhail Gorbechav.
He resigned the post in 1990, shortly before the attempted coup against the Soviet leader, and went on to become president of his home of Georgia.
In this role he was widely credited with bringing order to the newly independent state after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.
But accusations over election irregularities have haunted him in the years since. And while Shevardnadze was able to stave off protests in 2001, he wasn't so fortunate in 2003. Opponents seized parliament on November 23, 2003, accusing him of rigging the Nov. 2 parliamentary elections, and forced Shevardnadze from power.
See below for a timeline of Eduard Shevardnadze's life:
Jan 25, 1928
Born in Georgia.
1946
Joins Communist party.
1952-1956
Secretary of the Komsomol Committee (Kutaisi). The Komsomol was a social organization for young Soviets.
1956-1961
Secretary of the Komsomol Committee (Georgia).
1964-1972
Minister of internal affairs, Georgia.
1972
Becomes first secretary of Georgia's Communist party.
Protestors storm Georgia's parliament on Nov. 22, 2003.
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1985-1990
Soviet foreign minister.
1992-1995
Chairman of the Supreme Council and head of state, Georgia.
1995
Elected president of Georgia.
2000
Re-elected president of Georgia.
Nov. 23, 2003
Resigns as president of Georgia after opposition protestors, upset over widespread poverty and accusing him of rigging Nov. 2 elections, storm the parliament.
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Capital: Tbilisi
Population: 5 million
Area total: 69,700 sq. km
Languages: Georgian (71%), Russian (9%), Armenian (7%), Azeri (6%)
Border countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia and Turkey.
Pop. below poverty line: 54%
Major industries: Steel, aircraft, machine tools, appliances, mining, wood and wine.
Source: DFAIT and CIA
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