“its form was absolutely unacceptable.”
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Mikheil Saakashvili
Mikheil "Misha" Saakashvili is a Georgian-Ukrainian politician. He was the third president of Georgia for two consecutive terms from January 2004 to November 2013, with a break from November 2007 to January 2008 after he stepped down following anti-government demonstrations and ahead of an early presidential election. He is the founder and former chairman of Georgia's United National Movement part…
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politics · President of Georgia (2004–2007; 2008–2013) · jurist · politician · lawyer · television presenter · also Mikheil Saakashvili, Mikhail Saakashvili, Mixeil Saak'ashvili, Saakashvili
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2026· 12 entries
“The president wants me to be in charge of talks with the IMF ... I have experience.”
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“one or two whimsical persons”
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“these elections will be held according to our timing, and not that of our ill-wishers.”
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1TV.GE: Jailed ex-president Saakashvili urges for mobilization to prevent Georgia's regaining by Russia
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Ipn.ge: Mikheil Saakashvili: Georgia’s real rapid development and progress is linked to the city of Lazika and the construction of the Lazika port - Ivanishvili cannot kill this idea and it will be fully implemented after the dictatorship is overthrown
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EADaily: Stopwatch on: Saakashvili made a prediction for Georgia
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1TV.GE: UNM's Lasha Parulava: GD cannot dare to mention Russia as adversary, yet they talk about previous government, blame Mikheil Saakashvili for everything
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Published video “სასამართლო გამოსვლა 21/07/2026”.
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Published video “სასამართლო გამოსვლა 29/07/2026”.
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The New York Times: Mikheil Saakashvili
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Published video “ჩემი დღევანდელი გამოსვლა”.
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2025· 10 entries
Published video “Boris Pincus on Mikheil Saakashvili”.
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Published video “ალისკა 14.08.2025”.
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Published video “Bidzina Ivanishvili: The Trump Tower Deal was a "Trick"”.
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Published video “ლევან ხაბეიშვილის ბრიფინგი”.
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Published video “ლევან სანიკიძის გამოსვლა "ევროპის სახალხო პარტიის" ახალგაზრდული ორგანიზაციის მე-15 კონგრესზე”.
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Published video “ალისკა - აპოლო 11-ის რაკეტის აწყობა”.
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Published video “მხოლოდ მწყობრი კოორდინირებული ტაქტიკა მოგვიტანს საბოლოო გამარჯვებას!”.
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Yahoo: Georgia ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili's prison terms now total 12½ years after latest verdict
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KSAT: Georgia ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili's prison terms now total over 12 years after latest verdict
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UPI: Former Georgia President Mikheil Saakashvili imprisoned for 9 years on embezzlement charges
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2023· 6 entries
Wall Street Journal: Mikheil Saakashvili Deserves U.S. Attention
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Yahoo: Emaciated and imprisoned, former Georgian President Saakashvili tells court he is spiritually fit
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Time: Mikheil Saakashvili Must Not Die
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Human Rights Watch: Georgia: Reconsider Mikheil Saakashvili’s Release on Medical Grounds
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On 1 June 2023 Yasko revealed that she and Saakashvili had become parents, the gender and birthdate of the baby were not announced.
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Saakashvili filed a case in the ECHR, stating that his rights had been violated in prison and calling the Court to order his transferal to a hospital in Warsaw in Poland
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2021· 2 entries
Began serving the six-year in absentia prison sentence imposed in 2018
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Saakashvili was additionally charged for illegal border crossing
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2019· 1 entry
Because his view on Yulia Tymoshenko's candidacy for the 2019 Ukrainian presidential election was distorted (he claimed to support her candidacy while his TV show suggested the exact opposite)
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2018· 2 entries
The Tbilisi City Court sentenced him in absentia to six years in prison for, among other things, ordering Valery Gelashvili's beating
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Which condemned Saakashvili for six years in prison for abuse of power, embezzlement and his role in the organization of a grievous bodily injury against an opposition lawmaker Valery Gelashvili
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2017· 1 entry
“get rid of the old corrupt elite”
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2016· 1 entry
“we [the United National Movement] are winning the election”
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2015· 1 entry
Career landmark: Governor of Odesa Oblast (2015–2016).
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2014· 1 entry
The Prosecutor's Office of Georgia filed criminal charges against him
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2013· 1 entry
Saakashvili still remained an influential figure in Georgian politics
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2011· 1 entry
The ECHR ruled on the ENUKIDZE AND GIRGVLIANI v
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2010· 1 entry
Georgia began to manufacture its own line of armoured vehicles, artillery systems, small arms, and unmanned aerial vehicles
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2009· 3 entries
Forbes ranked Georgia's tax burden as the fourth lowest in the world
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When the opposition launched mass demonstrations against Saakashvili's rule
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Introduced The Economic Liberty Act of Georgia, which was adopted by the Parliament of Georgia in 2011
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2008· 4 entries
Career landmark: President of Georgia (2008–2013).
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But his party lost the 2012 Georgian parliamentary election
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Of four high-ranking officials of the Department of Constitutional Security of the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs – Gia Alania, Avtandil Aptsiauri, Alexander Gachava and Mikhail Bibiluridze, who were convicted for
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Campaign: 2008 presidential election.
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2007· 14 entries
“Well, killing me makes no sense because Georgia already has a Western-educated political class.”
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Bank of Georgia sold bonds at premium, when $200m five-year bond was priced with a coupon of 9 per cent at par, or 100 per cent of face value, after initially being priced at 9
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“Georgia does not need Russia as an enemy.”
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“For the first time in 15 years, Georgia this winter has its electric power guaranteed without deficit. This is a historic achievement.”
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“We must create the Georgia that our ancestors dreamed of, the Georgia that we dream of.”
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“It is time we Georgians did not depend only on others, it is time we asked what Georgia will do for the world.”
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“Our steady course is towards European integration. It is time Europe finally saw and valued Georgia and took steps towards us.”
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“Standing at David's tomb, we must say Georgia will unite, Georgia will become strong and will restore its integrity... I want all of us to do it together and I promise not to become a source of shame for you.”
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“[W]hen the people of Georgia rose up to defend their freedom - they also rose up to reclaim their future. A future that would no longer be defined by the false promises, wholesale decay, and state disintegration of the recent past. A future no longer dominated by the politics of division, state-sanctioned theft and disregard for the poorest parts of society.”
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“Georgia's character - now and forever - celebrates tolerance, embraces diversity, relishes lively and open debate, and above all, respects liberty and human dignity. Georgia is a democracy, because above all - its national identity is rooted in the traditions of democracy.”
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“First and foremost - our vision for a united and peaceful Georgia is based on respect for the desire - and respect for the right - to South Ossetian autonomy.”
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“Look, the rift with Russia is not connected to Georgia. It is connected to values. Russia has become very authoritarian. It doesn’t accept free speech or real elections anymore.”
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“Putin told several Western leaders, “I want Saakashvili’s head.” If they want my head, for me it’s more funny than troubling.”
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“Opis: odpowiedź na pytanie co powiedziałby Micheilowi Saakaszwilemu.”
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2005· 2 entries
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Georgia (2005–2005).
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"the government amended several laws and increased the amount of investigations and prosecutions reducing the amount of abuse and ill-treatment in pre-trial detention facilities"
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2004· 5 entries
Gelashvili was requested by authorities to hand over his apartment building to the state after the government decided to transform the nearby Road Traffic Police building into the new presidential residence
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To 67 in 2008 and further to 51 in 2012, surpassing several EU countries
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The government artificially reduced the number of people living below the poverty line by changing the methodology used to measure the subsistence level
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Career landmark: President of Georgia (2004–2007).
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Saakashvili visited Israel to attend the official opening of the Modern Energy Problems Research Center, and Dr
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2003· 1 entry
As a leading opposition figure, he accused the government of rigging the 2003 Georgian parliamentary election, which triggered mass street protests and President Shevardnadze's ouster in the bloodless Rose Revolution
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2000· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of Justice of Georgia (2000–2001).
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1999· 1 entry
Career landmark: Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (1999–2001).
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1996· 1 entry
Career landmark: Special Guest of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (1996–1999).
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1995· 1 entry
As a member of Parliament and the Minister of Justice under President Eduard Shevardnadze
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1994· 1 entry
And took classes at the School of International and Public Affairs and The George Washington University Law School the following year
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1993· 1 entry
Also received a diploma from the International Institute of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France
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1992· 1 entry
Studied at Institute of International Relations of Taras Ševčenko National University of Kjiv (1992).
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1967· 1 entry
Born 1967-12-21.
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