Government of President Ardzinba

The Government of President Vladislav Ardzinba was the first Government of the Republic of Abkhazia.

President	Vladislav Ardzinba 26 November 1994 - 12 February 2005
Vice-President	Valeri Arshba 5 January 1995 - 12 February 2005
Head of the Presidential Administration	Miron Agrba ? - 15 December 2003								Gennady Gagulia 15 December 2003 - 18 June 2004	Emma Avidzba ? - 15 February 2005
Secretary of the Security Council	?				Astamur Tarba 2 February 2000 - 1 May 2003				Almasbei Kchach 6 June 2003 - 17 February 2005
Head of the State Security Service	Astamur Tarba 1995 - December 1999				Raul Khajimba December 1999 - 1 November 2001		Zurab Agumava 1 November 2001 - 2 April 2003		Givi Agrba 2 April 2003 - 7 July 2004	Mikhail Tarba 7 July 2004 - 28 February 2005
Cabinet:
Prime Minister	Gennady Gagulia January 1995 - 29 April 1997		Sergei Bagapsh 29 April 1997 - December 1999		Viacheslav Tsugba 20 December 1999 - 30 May 2001	Anri Jergenia 7 June 2001 - 29 November 2002		Gennady Gagulia 29 November 2002 - 8 April 2003	Raul Khajimba 22 April 2003 - 6 October 2004		Nodar Khashba 6 October 2004 - 14 February 2005
First Vice Premier(s)	Sergei Bagapsh 1995-1997		Konstantin Ozgan 1997 - 1999		Beslan Kubrava 1999 - 2001	Raul Khajimba 18 June 2001 - 22 April 2003			Astamur Tarba 1 May 2003 - 2004
			Viacheslav Tsugba? ? - April 1998					Ruslan Ardzinba 9 December 2002 - 1 May 2003
Vice Premiers	Yuri Voronov 18 February - 11 September 1995	Albert Topolyan 1996 - 1999			Yuri Aqaba 2 February 2000 - 2001 2002?	Beslan Kubrava 2001 - December 2002			Emma Tania 1 May 2003 - 2004		Viktor Khilchevski 14 December 2004 - 24 February 2005
	?		Viacheslav Tsugba? May 1997 - April 1998	Nuri Gezerdava ? - 1998 - 19 July 2001		Vladimir Zantaria 19 July 2001 - 14 December 2004					Sergei Shamba 14 December 2004 - 24 February 2005
	Vladimir Mikanba 1992 - 1999
Chief of the Cabinet Staff	Viacheslav Tsugba ? - September 1996	Grigori Enik ? - 1998		Viacheslav Tsugba 1998? - 1999?	Konstantin Tuzhba ? - September 2000 - 18 December 2002			Beslan Kubrava 18 December 2002 - 8 May 2003	Oleg Botsiev 8 May 2003 - 2005
Cabinet Ministers:
Defence	Sultan Sosnaliyev 25 April 1993 - 2 June 1996	Vladimir Mikanba 2 June 1996 - 16 May 2002					Raul Khajimba 16 May 2002 - 22 April 2003		Viacheslav Eshba 5 May 2003 - 25 February 2005
Internal Affairs	Givi Agrba 1993 - 2 June 1996	Almasbei Kchach 2 June 1996 - 2 July 2001				Zurab Agumava 2 July - 1 November 2001	Almasbei Kchach 1 November 2001 - 8 May 2003		Abesalom Beia 8 May 2003 - 25 February 2005
Foreign Affairs	Leonid Lakerbaia 29 June 1995 - 31 July 1996	Konstantin Ozgan 31 July 1996 - April 1997	Sergei Shamba 7 May 1997 - 18 June 2004						Gueorgui Otyrba 18 June - 28 July 2004	Igor Akhba 28 July - 14 December 2004	Sergei Shamba 14 December 2004 - 21 March 2005
Finance	Lili Bganba 21 December 1993 – 24 February 2005
Economy since 2002/2003: Economy and Foreign Economic Relations	Konstantin Tuzhba 1995 - 1998		Konstantin Ozgan 1998 - 16 April 1998	Beslan Kubrava 16 April 1998 - 1999	Adgur Lushba ? - February 2000 - 28 May 2002		Beslan Kubrava 28 May 2002 - December 2002	Ruslan Ardzinba December 2002 - 8 May 2003	Konstantin Tuzhba 8 May 2003 - 25 February 2005
Agriculture since 17 September 2001: Agriculture and Food	Yuri Aqaba 1995 - 2 February 2000				Anatoli Sabua 2 February 2000 - 19 June 2001	Jemal Eshba 19 June 2001 - 18 December 2002		Adgur Kharazia 18 December 2002 - 8 May 2003	Vitali Smyr 8 May 2003 - 25 February 2005
Justice	?	Batal Tabagua September 1995 - September 2001 - ?						Tengiz Lakerbaia ? -December 2002 – 15 December 2004			Gennadi Stepanov 15 December 2004 - 7 April 2005
Health	Appolon Gurgulia 1994 - 1998				Lyudmila Avidzba December 1999 – 25 February 2005
Education since 2002: General, Secondary and Higher Education	Beslan Dbar January 1995 – 18 December 2002							Aleko Gvaramia 18 December 2002 - Oktober/November 2003	Aleksei Kaslandzia October/November 2003 - 13 November 2003	Tali Jopua 13 November 2003 - 1 February 2005	Natalya Kayun 1 February 2005 - 10 March 2005
Culture	Kesou Khagba 1995 - 1999				Vladimir Zantaria 1999 - 19 July 2001	Leonid Enik 2001 - 10 March 2005
Labour and Social Security	Nikolai Mistokopulo ? - February 1998 - ?				Oleg Botsiev December 1999 - December 2002?/May 2003?
Taxes and Fees								Adgur Lushba 18 December 2002 - 25 February 2005
Youth, Sports, Resorts and Tourism						Valeri Bartsits 2001 - 17 September 2001	Albert Topolyan 17 September 2001 - 18 December 2002	Astamur Adleiba 18 December 2002 - 14 December 2004
Emergency Situations											Sergei Matosyan 14 December 2004 - 24 February 2005
Chairmen of State Committees:
Customs	Aleksandr Aiba 1995 - 1997		Aslan Kobakhia 1997 -18 December 2002					Grigori Enik 18 December 2002 - 14 December 2004			Lavrik Mikvabia 14 December 2004 - 24 February 2005
Property Management and Privatisation				Tamaz Gogia March 1998 - 18 December 2002				Astamur Appba 18 December 2002 - May 2004 - ?			Aleksandr Chengelia 14 December 2004 - 24 February 2005
Foreign Economical Relations	?					Ruslan Iazychba ? - August 2000 - 19 June 2001 - ?
Relations with Compatriots since 1997: Repatriation	Fenia Avidzba 1995 - 1997		Givi Dopua 1997 - 2002					Apalon Shinkuba 2002 - 8 May? 2003	Givi Dopua 8 May? 2003 - 2004
Standards, Metrology and Certification	Nerses Nersesyan ? - June 2000 - ?					Elena Gunia April < ? - 27 June 2001 - 24 February 2005
Youth Affairs and Sports					Valeri Bartsits ? - February 2000 - 29 June 2001
Forestry										Adolf Shamba? 2004 - 24 February 2005

Formation

In February 1995, the Ministry for Energy was transformed into the state company Abkhazenergo, renamed to Chernomorenergo in June.^[1]

Changes

On the night of 11 September 1995, Vice Premier Yuri Voronov was shot dead in front of his apartment.^[2]
On 2 June 1996, President Ardzinba dismissed Interior Minister Givi Agrba for unsatisfactory work and Defence Minister Sultan Sosnaliyev for family reasons, and replaced them with, respectively, the head of his own security office Almasbei Kchach and Vice-Premier Vladimir Mikanba.^[3]
In April 1997, Prime Minister Gennady Gagulia resigned for health reasons. On 29 April, President Ardzinba appointed First Vice-Premier Sergei Bagapsh as his successor.^[4] Bagapsh was replaced as First Vice-Premier by Foreign Minister Konstantin Ozgan, who was in turn replaced by Sergei Shamba on 30 April.^[5]
In February 1998, Justice Minister Batal Tabagua was additionally appointed the representative of President Ardzinba to the People's Assembly.^[6] In August, Tabagua was instead appointed the Abkhazian representative to the peace negotiations with Georgia, replacing Tamaz Ketsba.^[7]
In March 1998, President Ardzinba decreed the creation of the State Committee for State Property Management and Privatisation and appointed Tamaz Gogia as its Chairman.^[8]
On 16 April, Konstantin Ozgan was replaced as Economy Minister by Beslan Kubrava, who had previously headed the State Tax Service.^[9]
In April 1998, President Ardzinba signed a decree on the creation of the State Committee for Repatriation.^[10]
In May 1998, President Arzinba signed a decree reducing the number of Deputy Ministers in each department except the Interior and Defence to one.^[11]
After a bomb attack on 13 December 1999 in Sukhumi targeting government officials, President Ardzinba dismissed Astamur Tarba as Security Service Chairman and replaced him with First Deputy Chairman of the State Customs Committee Raul Khajimba.^[12]
On 2 February 2000, Iuri Aqaba was appointed Vice-Premier and succeeded as Agriculture Minister by Anatoli Sabua. Astamur Tarba was appointed Secretary of the Security Council.^[13]
On 18 June 2001, Chairman of the State Security Service Raul Khajimba was appointed First Vice-Premier.^[14] On 29 June, President Ardzinba approved the revised Cabinet structure, which included the new Ministry for Youth, Sports, Resorts and Tourism.^[15] On 2 July, Supreme Court Judge Zurab Agumava was appointed Minister of the Interior.^[16] On 19 July, Vladimir Zantaria was released as Culture Minister and appointed Vice-Premier.^[17]
On 17 September, President Ardzinba signed a decree renaming the Ministry for Agriculture into the Ministry of Agriculture and Food and appointed Albert Topoloyan Minister for Youth, Sports, Resorts and Tourism, replacing acting minister Valeri Bartsits.^[18]
On 1 November, First Vice-Premier Raul Khajimba was released as Head of the State Security Service, a post which up until then he had still occupied. He was succeeded by Interior Minister Zurab Agumava, who in turn was succeeded by his predecessor Almasbei Kchach.^[19]^[20]
On 16 May 2002, Raul Khajimba replaced Vladimir Mikanba as Defence Minister, while remaining First Vice-Premier.^[21]
On 28 May 2002, President Ardzinba dismissed Konstantin Ozgan as Head of the Revenue Service due to his election as Deputy of the People's Assembly. He was replaced by Economy Minister Adgur Lushba, who was in turn replaced by Vice-Premier Beslan Kubrava (while remaining Vice-Pemier).^[22]
On 29 November 2002, Prime Minister Jergenia was fired by President Ardzinba, officially due to his failure to ensure fulfillment of budget targets and to prepare adequately for winter. However, for the first nine months of that year budget had been implemented fully and Jergenia's dismissal was widely seen as politically motivated, having been too openly ambitious about the presidency, and putting Russian above Abkhazian interests. Jergenia was replaced by the Head of the Commerce Chamber, former Prime Minister Gennady Gagulia.^[23]^[24] In the following weeks, a number of government officials were replaced. On 18 December 2002, Head of the Gulripsh District Adgur Kharazia replaced Jemal Eshba as Minister for Agriculture and Food, Astamur Adleiba replaced Albert Topolyan as Minister for Youth, Sports, Resorts and Tourism and Astamur Appba replaced Tamaz Gogia as Chairman of the State Committee for Property Management and Privatisation. Furthermore, Head of the Gagra District Grigori Enik was appointed Head of the State Customs Committee, Abkhazian State University Rector Aleko Gvaramia Minister for General, Secondary and Higher Education (while remaining Rector), and Economy Minister and Vice-Premier Beslan Kubrava Chief of the Cabinet Staff.^[25]^[26] On 26 December Appba was succeeded as the President's Representative to the People's Assembly by Marina Pilia, who up to then had worked in the President's Administration.^[27]
On 2 April 2003, Advisor to the President on Military Matters Givi Agrba was appointed Head of the State Security Service, replacing Zurab Agumava.^[28]
In the evening of 7 April 2003, Gagulia's government filed for resignation. Early in the morning of that day, nine prisoners had escaped, four of which had been sentenced to death due to their involvement in the 2001 Kodori crisis.^[29] President Ardzinba initially refused to accept Gagulia's resignation, but was forced to agree on 8 April.^[30] Vice President Valery Arshba denied on 8 April that the government's resignation was due to the prison escape, and stated that instead it was caused by the opposition's plans to hold protest rallies on 10 April.^[31] On 22 April 2003, Raul Khajimba was appointed the new Prime Minister.^[32] On 1 May, Ardzinba agreed the new (mostly unchanged) cabinet structure. Secretary of the Security Council Astamur Tarba was appointed Khajimba's successor as First Vice Premier, and Vice-Chairman of the National Bank Emma Tania was appointed Vice Premier.^[33] On 5 May, Viacheslav Eshba was appointed Khajimba's successor as Defence Minister and some other ministers were re-appointed.^[34] On 8 May, several more appointments were made: Abesalom Beia succeeded Almasbei Kchach as Interior Minister, New Athos Mayor Vitali Smyr Adgur Kharazia as Agriculture Minister, Konstantin Tuzhba Ruslan Ardzinba as Economy Minister and Oleg Botsiev Beslan Kubrava as Chief of the Cabinet Staff.^[35] On 6 June, Almasbei Kchach was appointed Secretary of the Security Council.^[36]
On 1 September 2003, Aleko Gvaramia handed his resignation as Education Minister. On 15 September, acting president Valery Arshba declared that he had not yet officially accepted Gvaramia's resignation.^[37] On 13 November, President Ardzinba officially appointed Tali Jopua to replace Gvaramia.^[38]
On 15 December 2003, President Ardzinba replaced the head of the Presidential Administration Miron Agrba with Gennady Gagulia.^[39]
On 9 January 2004, President Ardzinba decreed the creation of the State Committee for Forestry.^[40]
On 15 June 2004, Foreign Minister Sergei Shamba, First Vice-Premier Astamur Tarba and Security Service Chairman Givi Agrba resigned following the murder of opposition politician Garri Aiba.^[41] Tarba eventually stayed on,^[42] Shamba was temporarily replaced by his deputy Gueorgui Otyrba on 18 July,^[43] and permanently by Igor Akhba on 28 July.^[44] On 7 July Agrba's resignation was accepted and he was replaced by Mikhail Tarba.^[45] Head of the Presidential Administration Gennady Gagulia also handed his resignation on 18 June (granted the same day) because he didn't want to be part of Prime Minister Khajimba's presidential campaign.^[46] On 24 June, Gagulia was elected to once more head the Chamber of Commerce, succeeding Yuri Aqaba who resigned to pursue his academic work.^[47]
On 10 November 2004, Ardzinba appointed Vice-Premier Emma Tania acting Chairman of the National Bank of the Republic of Abkhazia.^[48]
On 14 December 2004, while Vladislav Ardzinba was still President, he re-arranged the cabinet. Sergei Matosyan was appointed to the newly created post of Minister for Emergency Situations, while the portfolio for Youth, Sports, Resorts and Tourism was abolished, its contents reassigned to Education (Youth and Sports) and Economy (Resorts and Tourism). Sergei Shamba was re-appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs, and he and Viktor Khilchevski were appointed Vice-Premier, succeeding Astamur Tarba, Emma Tania and Vladimir Zantaria.^[49]^[50] Vladimir Zantaria was on 15 December appointed head of the newly created Agency for Press, Information and Telecommunications, and Gennadi Stepanov was appointed Minister of Justice to succeed Tengiz Lakerbaia.^[51] 12 days after Sergei Bagapsh was sworn in as President on 12 February 2005, he repealed Ardzinba's decree.^[52]
On 1 February 2005, Ardzinba accepted the resignation of Education Minister Tali Jopua, who was temporarily replaced by his deputy Natalya Kayun.^[53]

References

↑ "О компании". Chernomorenergo. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
↑ "Исполнилось 14 лет со дня гибели видного общественного и политического деятеля Абхазии Юрия Николаевича Воронова" (in Russian). Администрация Президента Республики Абхазия. 2009-09-11. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
↑ The Jamestown Foundation (4 June 1996). "ABKHAZ MILITARY LEADERS REPLACED.". Monitor 2 (107). Retrieved 10 January 2012.
↑ "НЕГА сообщает Россия". Nezavisimaya Gazeta. 30 April 1997. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
↑ The Jamestown Foundation (2 May 1997). "KEY ABKHAZ OFFICES CHANGE HANDS.". Monitor 3 (87). Retrieved 10 January 2012.
↑ "Daily News February 12, 1998". Sarke. 12 February 1998. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
↑ "Daily News September 1, 1998". Sarke. 1 September 1998. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
↑ "Daily News March 13, 1998". Sarke. 13 March 1998. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
↑ "Daily News April 17, 1998". Sarke. 17 April 1998. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
↑ "Daily News April 24, 1998". Sarke. 24 April 1998. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
↑ "Daily News May 5, 1998". Sarke. 5 May 1998. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
↑ Fuller, Liz (7 January 2000). "Caucasus Report: January 7, 2000". RFE/RL. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
↑ "СООБЩЕНИЯ АПСНЫПРЕСС". Apsnypress. 2000. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
↑ Apsnypress (in Russian). 18 June 2001 http://coffeenews.narod.ru/ArchiveOfNews/APSNYPRESS/AP18-06-01.htm. Retrieved 11 May 2011. Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ Apsnypress (in Russian). 29 June 2001 http://coffeenews.narod.ru/ArchiveOfNews/APSNYPRESS/AP29-06-01.htm. Retrieved 11 May 2011. Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ Apsnypress (in Russian). 2 July 2001 http://coffeenews.narod.ru/ArchiveOfNews/APSNYPRESS/AP02-07-01.htm. Retrieved 11 May 2011. Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ Apsnypress (in Russian). 19 July 2001 http://coffeenews.narod.ru/ArchiveOfNews/APSNYPRESS/AP19-07-01.htm. Retrieved 11 May 2011. Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ Apsnypress (in Russian). 17 September 2001 http://coffeenews.narod.ru/ArchiveOfNews/APSNYPRESS/AP17-09-01.htm. Retrieved 11 May 2011. Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ "ООН: поделите мандариновую страну". Caucasian Knot (in Russian). 1 November 2001. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
↑ "Абхазский парламент не поддержал вотум недоверия правительству". Caucasian Knot (in Russian). 2 November 2001. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
↑ "Назначен новый глава министерства обороны Абхазии". Caucasian Knot (in Russian). 16 May 2002. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
↑ "Кадровые измененения в правительстве". Caucasian Knot (in Russian). 29 May 2002. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
↑ 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.
↑ Inal Khashig (2002-12-02). "Abkhaz prime minister ousted" (PDF). War and Peace in the Caucasus (Institute for War & Peace Reporting). pp. 204–205. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-06-14. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
↑ "Новые назначения в правительстве Абхазии". Caucasian Knot (in Russian). 18 December 2002. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
↑ "Daily News December 19, 2002". Sarke. 19 December 2002. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
↑ "Марина Пилия назначена официальным представителем президента в Народном Собрании". Caucasian Knot (in Russian). 26 December 2002. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
↑ "Служба государственной безопасности". mcds.ru. April 2003. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
↑ Gordienko, Anatoly (9 April 2003). "Правительство Абхазии уходит в отставку" (in Russian). Nezavisimaya Gazeta / Caucasian Knot. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
↑ "Breakaway Abkhaz Government in Crisis". Civil Georgia. 9 April 2003. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
↑ "Abkhaz de facto Premier Remains on Post". Civil Georgia. 8 April 2003. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
↑ "Выпуск № 075". Apsnypress (in Russian). 22 April 2003. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
↑ "Выпуск № 082". Apsnypress (in Russian). 1 May 2003. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
↑ "Выпуск № 085". Apsnypress (in Russian). 5 May 2003. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
↑ "Выпуск № 088". Apsnypress (in Russian). 8 May 2003. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
↑ "Выпуск № 111". Apsnypress (in Russian). 6 June 2003. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
↑ "Выпуск № 185". Apsnypress (in Russian). 15 September 2003. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
↑ "Выпуск № 229". Apsnypress (in Russian). 13 November 2003. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
↑ Kuchuberia, Anzhela (17 December 2003). "Экс-премьер-министр Абхазии назначен руководителем администрации президента республики". Caucasian Knot (in Russian). Retrieved 26 September 2011.
↑ "О создании Государственного комитета по лесу Республики Абхазия". Caucasian Knot (in Russian). 16 January 2004. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
↑ "Key Ministers in de facto Abkhaz Government Resign". Civil Georgia. 15 June 2004. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
↑ Kuchuberia, Anzhela (17 June 2004). "Премьер-министр Абхазии Рауль Хаджимба опроверг сообщения об отставке ряда высокопоставленных лиц правительства". Caucasian Knot (in Russian). Retrieved 15 April 2011.
↑ "Предыдущие Министры и их Заместители". 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
↑ "Ахба Игорь Муратович". Retrieved 13 December 2008.
↑ Kuchuberia, Anzhela (7 July 2004). "Президент Абхазии назначил нового председателя Службы государственной безопасности". Caucasian Knot (in Russian). Retrieved 30 September 2011.
↑ Kuchuberia, Anzhela (18 June 2004). "Президент Абхазии отправил в отставку руководителя своей администрации". Caucasian Knot (in Russian). Retrieved 26 September 2011.
↑ Kuchuberia, Anzhela (25 June 2004). "Бывший руководитель администрации президента Абхазии Геннадий Гагулия возглавил Торгово-промышленную палату республики". Caucasian Knot (in Russian). Retrieved 26 September 2011.
↑ Kuchuberia, Anzhela (10 November 2004). "В.Ардзинба уволил главу Центробанка Абхазии". Caucasian Knot (in Russian). Retrieved 15 April 2011.
↑ "В Абхазии назначены два вице-премьера правительства". Caucasian Knot (in Russian). 14 December 2004. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
↑ "В Абхазии утверждена структура Кабинета министров". Caucasian Knot (in Russian). 15 December 2005. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
↑ "Кадровые перестановки в правительстве Абхазии продолжаются". Caucasian Knot (in Russian). 15 December 2004. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
↑ Sergei Bagapsh (24 February 2005). "Указ Президента Абхазии №10 от 24.02.2005". Администрация Президента Республики Абхазия. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
↑ "Министр образования Абхазии освобождена от занимаемой должности". Regnum. 2 February 2005. Retrieved 11 May 2011.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, January 12, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.