Akaki Asatiani
Akaki Asatiani | |
|---|---|
აკაკი ასათიანი | |
Asatiani in 2022 | |
| Chairman of the Supreme Council of Georgia | |
| In office 18 April 1991 – 6 January 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Zviad Gamsakhurdia |
| Succeeded by | Merab Kiknadze (As chairman of the Supreme Council) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 October 1953 |
| Party | Union of Georgian Traditionalists |
Akaki Asatiani (Georgian: აკაკი ასათიანი; born 22 October 1953) is a Georgian politician and a former Chairman of the Supreme Council of Georgia.[1]
Before entering politics, Asatiani worked as a lecturer, translator, and editor in the Georgian information agency Gruzinform. In 1989, he was one of the founders of the Monarchist party of Georgia, and after its split founded and led the Union of Georgian Traditionalists, which later entered the pro-independent bloc "Round table – Free Georgia".
As one of the leaders of the bloc, after its electoral victory, Asatiani was appointed first Vice-Chairman. Then, on April 18, 1991, he became Chairman of the Supreme Council of Georgia. Nominally, he held the office until the Supreme Council was dissolved by the Military Council. However, he withdrew from the actual governance that came with the position in October 1991, citing health problems, and was replaced by Nemo Burchuladze as acting Chairman. After the coup d'etat, the Supreme Council convened first in Grozny, Chechnya (in March, October 1992), where Merab Kiknadze was elected as the new Chairman.
References
- ^ "Akaki Asatiani: "Georgia should conclude a military-political and economic treaty with Azerbaijan so that our countries could control the entire South Caucasus"". Today.az. 23 June 2008. Retrieved 8 July 2012.