Valery Arshba
| Valery Arshba Валерии Аршба | |
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| Head of the Presidential Administration of Abkhazia | |
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In office 15 February 2005 – 1 March 2010 | |
| President | Sergei Bagapsh |
| Preceded by | Emma Avidzba |
| Succeeded by | Grigori Enik |
| 1st Vice President of Abkhazia | |
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In office 5 January 1995 – 12 February 2005 | |
| President | Vladislav Ardzinba |
| Succeeded by | Raul Khajimba |
Valery Arshba (Abkhaz: Валерии Аршба, Georgian: ვალერი არშბა; born 4 October 1949 in Tkvarcheli) was the first Vice President of the Republic of Abkhazia. He was first elected to the office on 5 January 1995, under President Vladislav Ardzinba,[1] and the pair was re-elected in the 1999 Presidential election where they ran unopposed. Arshba initially was a candidate in the October 2004 Abkhazian presidential election, but he withdrew just before the start of the campaign period due to pressure from his family.[2] During the post-election crisis that followed, Arshba supported opposition candidate Sergei Bagapsh, and when the latter eventually became President following a power-sharing agreement with his rival Raul Khajimba and new elections in January 2005, Valery Arshba was made head of the presidential administration of Abkhazia on 15 February 2005.[3]
References
- ↑ "Регистрация средства массовой информации Эл №77 - 8262". Секретные материалы России. Retrieved 18 January 2009.
- ↑ Skakov, Alexander; Alexander Skakov. "Abkhazia at a Crossroads: On the Domestic Political Situation in the Republic of Abkhazia.". Iran and the Caucasus. 9 (1): 159–186. doi:10.1163/1573384054068088. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
- ↑ Bagapsh, Sergei (2005-02-15). Указ Президента Абхазии №3 от 14.02.2005 (in Russian). Администрация Президента Республики Абхазия. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
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| Preceded by None |
Vice President of Abkhazia 5 January 1995–2005 |
Succeeded by Raul Khadjimba |
 | Valerian Kobakhiya
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