Noe Ramishvili

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Noe Ramishvili (Georgian: ნოე რამიშვილი; his name is also transliterated as Noah or Noi) (1881 - December 7, 1930) was a Georgian politician and the first Prime Minister of Georgia. He was one of the leaders of the Menshevik wing of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party. He was also known by his party noms de guerre: Pyotr, and Semyonov N.

He joined the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party in 1902 and soon became a prominent spokesman of the Mensheviks. Following the 1917 Bolshevik October coup he became one of the leaders of Georgian National Soviet and was appointed, on April 22 1918, an Interior Minister of Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic, a loose federation of Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan.

On May 26, 1918, Georgia became an independent state as a Democratic Republic of Georgia. Ramishvili was elected a Chairman of the Government and was replaced by his close associate, Noe Zhordania on July 24 1918. In a new government, Ramishvili accepted a post of Interior Minister. Since March 1919, he simultaneously held also the posts of Minister of Education and Defense Minister. He was frequently criticized by the Georgian opposition for his harsh reaction to the peasant disturbances in 1918 and 1919; yet his role in preventing large-scale Bolshevik revolts cannot be overlooked. After the Soviet Russian forces occupied the country in February-March 1921, Ramishvili emigrated to France, but did not cease his efforts to undermine the Bolshevik dictatorship. He sponsored the preparation for the 1924 August Uprising in Georgia, which ended unsuccessfully and was followed a mass repressions against the Georgian nobility and intellectuals.

Ramishvili was one of the most prominent leaders of the Poland-guided anti-Soviet Prometheism movement. In 1930, he was assassinated in Paris, France, by a Bolshevik spy.

Preceded by -

Prime Minister of Georgia 1918

Succeeded by Noe Zhordania

Heads of Government of Georgia

Democratic Republic of Georgia (1918-1921): Noe Ramishvili | Noe Zhordania

Soviet era: as part of  Transcaucasian SFSR (1922-1936),  Georgian SSR (1936-1991): Sergey Kavtaradze | Polikarp Mdivani | Shalva Eliava | Filipp Makharadze | Levan Sukhishvili | German Mgaloblishvili | Levan Sukhishvili | Valerian Bakradze | Zakhary Chkhubianishvili | Zakhary Ketskhoveli | Valerian Bakradze | Givi Dzhavakhishvili | Zurab Pataridze | Dmitry Kartvelishvili | Otar Cherkeziya | Zurab Chkheidze | Nodari Chitanava | Tengiz Sigua

Georgia since 1991: Tengiz Sigua | Murman Omanidze* | Bessarion Gugushvili | Tengiz Sigua | Eduard Shevardnadze* | Otar Patsatsia | Niko Lekishvili | Vazha Lortkipanidze | Giorgi Arsenishvili | Avtandil Jorbenadze | Zurab Zhvania | Giorgi Baramidze* | Zurab Noghaideli | Lado Gurgenidze * denotes acting

Leaders of Georgia since 1918

Democratic Republic of Georgia (1918–1921): Noe Ramishvili | Noe Zhordania

Soviet era: Chairmen of the Revolutionary Committee (1921–1922): Filipp Makharadze | Polikarp Mdivani

Soviet era, c'td.: as part of  Transcaucasian SFSR (1922–1936),  Georgian SSR (1936–1991), First Secretaries: Vissarion Lominadze | Lavrenty Kartvelishvili | Levan Gogoberidze | Samson Mamulia | Lavrentiy Beria | Kandid Charkviani | Akaki Mgeladze | Aleksandr Mirtskhulava | Vasil Mzhavanadze | Eduard Shevardnadze | Jumber Patiashvili | Givi Gumbaridze | Avtandil Margiani | Jimi Mikeladze

Georgia since 1991, Presidents: Zviad Gamsakhurdia | Eduard Shevardnadze | Nino Burjanadze (acting) | Mikheil Saakashvili | Nino Burjanadze (acting) | Mikheil Saakashvili