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Mikheil Saakashvili

b. 1967 · 21st century

Mikheil Saakashvili is a Georgian politician who led the Rose Revolution of 2003 and was president of Georgia from 2004 to 2013. His government fought corruption, rebuilt the police and sought membership of NATO and the European Union, and his term included the 2008 war with Russia. He later served as governor of Odesa in Ukraine and was imprisoned after returning to Georgia in 2021.

Mikheil Saakashvili
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Mikheil Saakashvili. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mikheil-saakashvili
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The Epoch Institute. “Mikheil Saakashvili.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mikheil-saakashvili.
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