Akaki Minashvili
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Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
politician and Chairman of Committee on Foreign Affairs of Parliament of Georgia
Parliament of Georgia
Parliament of Georgia is the supreme legislature of Georgia. It is unicameral and has 150 members, known as deputies, from which 75 members are proportional representatives and 75 are elected through single-member district plurality system, representing their constituencies...
since December 2008. Before that he was Deputy Chairman of Committee on Legal Issues.
During 1999–2004 Minashvili was one of the leaders of student movement, in particular active member of Independent Student Self-government of Tbilisi State University
Tbilisi State University
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University , better known as Tbilisi State University , is a university established on 8 February 1918 in Tbilisi, Georgia. TSU is the oldest university in the whole Caucasus region...
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In 2003, he co-founded yoth movement Kmara
Kmara
Kmara is a civic resistance movement in the republic of Georgia which undermined the government of Eduard Shevardnadze. After international observers condemned his government's conduct of the November 2003 parliamentary elections, Kmara led the protests which precipitated his downfall in what...
. Kmara
Kmara
Kmara is a civic resistance movement in the republic of Georgia which undermined the government of Eduard Shevardnadze. After international observers condemned his government's conduct of the November 2003 parliamentary elections, Kmara led the protests which precipitated his downfall in what...
was established, which played a leading role in the November 2003 Rose Revolution
Rose Revolution
The "Revolution of Roses" was a change of power in Georgia in November 2003, which took place after having widespread protests over the disputed parliamentary elections...
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09/2004 – 06/2006 Minashvili was Executive Director of Liberty Institute
Liberty Institute
The Liberty Institute is a conservative Christian advocacy and legal defense organization in Texas, USA founded in 1972 under the name Free Market Foundation. -Overview:It was founded in 1997 by a Texas coordinator from the Rutherford Institute...
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12/2007 – 03/2008 he was Director of Defense, Law and Order Department of National Security Council of Georgia
National Security Council of Georgia
The National Security Council of Georgia is an advisory body for the President of Georgia dealing with matters of national security. The current Secretary of the National Security Council of Georgia is Giga Bokeria.-Legal authority:...
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12/2007 – 03/2008 - Director, Defense, Law and Order Department, Staff of National Security Council.
In 2008 Minashvili was elected to Parliament of Georgia
Parliament of Georgia
Parliament of Georgia is the supreme legislature of Georgia. It is unicameral and has 150 members, known as deputies, from which 75 members are proportional representatives and 75 are elected through single-member district plurality system, representing their constituencies...
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