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Zviad Gamsakhurdia

Georgian politician
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Zviad Gamsakhurdia was a Georgian politician who led a coalition called the Round Table to victory in parliamentary elections in October 1990. After Georgia declared independence on April 9, 1991, Gamsakhurdia was elected president. However, his policies led to opposition and civil war in late 1991. He was deposed in January 1992. Following his removal, Eduard Shevardnadze, a former Soviet foreign minister, took over leadership in Georgia.12

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