Sokrat Djindjolia
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Sokrat Rachevich Jinjolia (born 11 December 1937) (Abkhaz
: ) was the second Prime Minister and the second foreign minister of the internationally unrecognised Republic of Abkhazia from 1993 to 1994. He has also been the speaker of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia from 1996 until he lost his seat in the 2002 parliamentary elections
to Anatoly Khashba, and was succeeded by Nugzar Ashuba
.
He graduated from the Department of Russian Language and Literature Faculty of Philology of Sukhumi Pedagogical Institute. In 1956-1959 he served in the Soviet Army. After transferring to the Army reserve, he worked on Tkvarcheli power plant, and in 1967 was elected secretary to the Tkvarcheli City Council. Between 1985 and 1988 he worked on the Tkvarcheli Party Committee, becoming head of the Department of Agitation and Propaganda. In 1988-1992 - chief editor of "Tkvarchalsky miner." In 1991 he was elected to the Supreme Council, and in 1992 he became deputy chairman of the Abkhazian armed forces. In 1993 appointed Prime Minister. He headed the official delegation to Abkhazia, the peace talks in Geneva. Elected speaker of the new parliament - the National Assembly - the first and second convocations. He is married. He has two children.
During the 2004 presidential elections
, Jinjolia was head of opposition candidate Sergei Bagapsh
's election team. He has since become the head of the Sukhumi branch of the Caucasian Institute for Democracy.
Recently, Jinjolia became a member of the newly founded Public Chamber of Abkhazia
.
Abkhaz language
Abkhaz is a Northwest Caucasian language spoken mainly by the Abkhaz people. It is the official language of Abkhazia where around 100,000 people speak it. Furthermore, it is spoken by thousands of members of the Abkhazian diaspora in Turkey, Georgia's autonomous republic of Adjara, Syria, Jordan...
: ) was the second Prime Minister and the second foreign minister of the internationally unrecognised Republic of Abkhazia from 1993 to 1994. He has also been the speaker of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia from 1996 until he lost his seat in the 2002 parliamentary elections
Abkhazian parliamentary election, 2002
Parliamentary elections were held in the unrecognised Republic of Abkhazia on 2 March 2002. The elections had originally been scheduled for 24 November 2001, but had to be postponed due to the October 2001 Chechen incursion into the lower Kodori Valley. In the run-up of the election, 14 opposition...
to Anatoly Khashba, and was succeeded by Nugzar Ashuba
Nugzar Ashuba
Nugzar Nuri-ipa Ashuba is the current speaker of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia. He was elected to the People's Assembly in the 2002 elections, and he was elected speaker on 3 April 2002....
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He graduated from the Department of Russian Language and Literature Faculty of Philology of Sukhumi Pedagogical Institute. In 1956-1959 he served in the Soviet Army. After transferring to the Army reserve, he worked on Tkvarcheli power plant, and in 1967 was elected secretary to the Tkvarcheli City Council. Between 1985 and 1988 he worked on the Tkvarcheli Party Committee, becoming head of the Department of Agitation and Propaganda. In 1988-1992 - chief editor of "Tkvarchalsky miner." In 1991 he was elected to the Supreme Council, and in 1992 he became deputy chairman of the Abkhazian armed forces. In 1993 appointed Prime Minister. He headed the official delegation to Abkhazia, the peace talks in Geneva. Elected speaker of the new parliament - the National Assembly - the first and second convocations. He is married. He has two children.
During the 2004 presidential elections
Abkhazian presidential election, 2004
On 3 October 2004 Abkhazia held its second Presidential elections since the post of President of the Republic of Abkhazia was created in 1994, and the first that were competitive. Election law prohibited incumbent President Vladislav Ardzinba from running for a third term and he instead backed...
, Jinjolia was head of opposition candidate Sergei Bagapsh
Sergei Bagapsh
Sergei Uasyl-ipa Bagapsh was the second President of the Republic of Abkhazia. He was Prime Minister from 1997 to 1999 and was later elected as President in 2005. He was re-elected in the 2009 presidential election...
's election team. He has since become the head of the Sukhumi branch of the Caucasian Institute for Democracy.
Recently, Jinjolia became a member of the newly founded Public Chamber of Abkhazia
Public Chamber of Abkhazia
The Public Chamber of Abkhazia is an advisory body to the President of the internationally underrecognised Republic of Abkhazia.-Creation of the Public Chamber:...
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