Eduard Shevardnadze
Eduard Shevardnadze
Eduard Shevardnadzewas a Georgian politician and diplomat. He served as First Secretary of the Georgian Communist Party, the de facto leader of Soviet Georgia from 1972 to 1985 and as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991. Shevardnadze was responsible for many key decisions in Soviet foreign policy during the Gorbachev Era. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, he was President of Georgiafrom 1992 to 2003. He was forced to retire in 2003 as...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth24 January 1928
real opportunity nato
We also have a real opportunity to join NATO.
brain promise crowds
You know, to address crowds and make promises does not require very much brains.
motivation foundation study
Corruption has its own motivations, and one has to thoroughly study that phenomenon and eliminate the foundations that allow corruption to exist.
You know in the West they support realistic forces.
difficult situation
I don't want to make pessimistic predictions, but really the situation is difficult. It is even more difficult than before I resigned.