Givi Gumbaridze (Georgian: გივი გუმბარიძე; born 22 March 1945) is a former Soviet and Georgian politician. He served as First Secretary of the Georgian Communist Party from 14 April 1989 to 7 December 1990. Prior to that he had served as the head of the Georgian KGB.[1]
Givi Gumbaridze | |
|---|---|
გივი გუმბარიძე | |
| First Secretary of the Georgian Communist Party | |
| In office 14 April 1989 – 7 December 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Jumber Patiashvili |
| Succeeded by | Avtandil Margiani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 March 1945 Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Soviet (1945–1991) and Georgian (since 1991) |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
Notes
edit- ^ Jones 2013, p. 35
References
edit- Jones, Stephen (2013), Georgia: A Political History Since Independence, London: I.B. Taurus, ISBN 978-1-78453-085-3