Nodar Khashba
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| In office October 9, 2004 – February 14, 2005 |
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| President | Vladislav Ardzinba |
| Preceded by | Raul Khajimba |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Ankvab |
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| Born | 1951 Tkvarcheli, Abkhaz ASSR, Georgian SSR, USSR |
| Political party | United Abkhazia |
Nodar Vladimirovich Khashba (born 1951 in Tkvarcheli) was the prime minister of Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia.
He is a former mayor of Sukhumi. Later he became a senior official in Russia's emergencies ministry. In April 2004 he emerged as one of the leaders of a new political movement named United Abkhazia (Yedinaya Abkhazia, reminiscent of the Russian pro-Kremlin party Yedinaya Rossiya). He was not eligible to run in the October 2004 presidential election in Abkhazia because of a requirement that candidates must have been resident in Abkhazia for five years. Shortly after the election, amid confusion surrounding its outcome, the outgoing president, Vladislav Ardzinba, appointed Khashba prime minister.
On November 14, Prime Minister Nodar Khashba, named by the relatives of Tamara Shakryl as responsible for her death and threatened by them, had to spend the night at Russia's Peacemaking Headquarters in Sukhumi. Tensions continued to mount as the day for Bagapsh's inaugural ceremony came. In early December 2004, however, Bagapsh came to an agreement with Khadjimba under which they would run in new elections under a national unity ticket, with Bagapsh as presidential candidate and Khadjimba as vice-presidential candidate. The ticket won the elections with over 90% of the vote, and the new administration took office on February 12, 2005.
| Preceded by Raul Khadjimba |
Prime Minister of Abkhazia 2004–2005 |
Succeeded by Alexander Ankvab |
