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Eduard Shevardnadze

1928–2014 · 20th century

Eduard Shevardnadze was First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Georgian SSR from 1972 to 1985 and Soviet foreign minister under Gorbachev from 1985 to 1990, helping to end the Cold War. He returned to lead independent Georgia in 1992 amid civil war and was president from 1995 until the Rose Revolution forced him out in 2003.

Eduard Shevardnadze
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

Georgian SSRGeorgia

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Eduard Shevardnadze. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/eduard-shevardnadze
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