Tengiz Kitovani
Tengiz Kitovani (Georgian: თენგიზ კიტოვანი tengiz k’it’ovani; 9 June 1938 – 13 November 2023) was a Georgian politician and military commander with high-profile involvement in the Georgian Civil War early in the 1990s when he commanded the National Guard of Georgia.
Tengiz Kitovani | |
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| თენგიზ კიტოვანი | |
Kitovani in 1997 | |
| Leader of the Military Council of Georgia | |
| In office 6 January 1992 – 10 March 1992 | |
| Minister of Defense of Georgia | |
| In office 8 May 1992 – 5 May 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Levan Sharashenidze |
| Succeeded by | Giorgi Karkarashvili |
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| Born | 9 June 1938 Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 13 November 2023 (aged 85) |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Georgia |
| Branch/service | National Guard |
| Rank | General |
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Kitovani also served as a minister of defense until being gradually sidelined by Eduard Shevardnadze who had earlier been invited to lead the nation after a successful coup d'etat launched by Kitovani and his allies against President Zviad Gamsakhurdia.
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