Zurab Achba
Zurab Achba (23 February 1950 – 15 August 2000) is an assassinated politician from Abkhazia.
Early life[edit]
Zurab Achba was born on 23 February 1950. He attended Sukhumi's secondary school no. 10 named after Nestor Lakoba and graduated from the Law Faculty of the Moscow State University.[1]
Career[edit]
Achba was a member of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia. Between 1990 and 1992, he was Vice Chairman of Aidgylara. During the nineties, he had been critical of President Vladislav Ardzinba.[2] There were rumours that Achba would run for president in the 1999 presidential election, which he dismissed in an interview with Nuzhnaya Gazeta as a "nightmare of an idea".[3]
Death[edit]
Achba was shot dead from a passing car in front of his house on 15 August 2000.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Zavodskaya, Elena (15 August 2012). "Зураб Ачба – 12 лет спустя". Apsnypress. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
- ^ "Daily News August 16, 2000". Sarke. 16 August 2000. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- ^ "Daily News August 13, 1999". Sarke. 13 August 1999. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ^ "SECURITY COUNCIL EXPRESSES CONCERN AT FAILURE TO ACHIEVE COMPREHENSIVE SETTLEMENT OVER ABKHAZIA, GEORGIA". 14 Nov 2000.
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