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Also Known As Eduard Amvrosiyevich Shevardnadze
Born January 25, 1928 • Georgia
Died July 7, 2014 (aged 86) • Tbilisi • Georgia
Title / Office president (1992-2003), Georgia
Political Affiliation Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Role In Afghan War • collapse of the Soviet Union

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