Givi Agrba

Givi Kamugovich Agrba (Russian: Гиви Камугович Агрба; 4 April 1937 – 27 August 2014) was a politician from Abkhazia.

Givi Agrba
Head of the State Security Service of Abkhazia
In office
2 April 2003 – 7 July 2004
PresidentVladislav Ardzinba
Preceded byZurab Agumava
Succeeded byMikhail Tarba
Chief of the General Staff of Abkhazia
In office
1996–2002
PresidentVladislav Ardzinba
Minister of Internal Affairs of Abkhazia
In office
1993 – 2 June 1996
PresidentVladislav Ardzinba
Preceded byAlexander Ankvab
Succeeded byAlmasbei Kchach
Personal details
Born(1937-04-04)4 April 1937
Kulanyrchua
Died27 August 2014(2014-08-27) (aged 77)
Sukhumi
Alma materSukhumi Pedagogical Institute

Early life

Agrba was born on 4 April 1937 in the village of Kulanyrchua, Gudauta District. He attended school in Lykhny and studied in the philological faculty of the Sukhumi Pedagogical Institute.[1]

Career

Agrba became Minister of Internal Affairs of Abkhazia in 1993, after the war with Georgia. On 2 June 1996, President Ardzinba dismissed him for unsatisfactory work, replacing him with the head of his own security office Almasbei Kchach.[2] From 1996 until 2002, Agrba was Deputy Defence Minister and Chief of the General Staff. He was awarded the rank of Major in 1996 and Lieutenant General in 1998. He subsequently became advisor to President Ardzinba on Military Matters, and on 2 April 2003, was appointed was appointed Head of the State Security Service, replacing Zurab Agumava.[3] On 15 June 2004, Agrba handed in his resignation along with Foreign Minister Sergei Shamba and First Vice Premier Astamur Tarba following the murder of opposition politician Garri Aiba.[4] President Ardzinba accepted Agrba's resignation on 7 July and replaced him with Mikhail Tarba.[5]

Death

Agrba died on 27 August 2014 in Sukhumi.[1]

References
  1. "Скоропостижно скончался Гиви Камугович Агрба". Apsnypress. 27 August 2014. Archived from the original on 14 September 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  2. The Jamestown Foundation (4 June 1996). "ABKHAZ MILITARY LEADERS REPLACED". Monitor. 2 (107). Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  3. "Служба государственной безопасности". mcds.ru. April 2003. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  4. "Key Ministers in de facto Abkhaz Government Resign". Civil Georgia. 15 June 2004. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  5. Kuchuberia, Anzhela (7 July 2004). Президент Абхазии назначил нового председателя Службы государственной безопасности. Caucasian Knot (in Russian). Retrieved 30 September 2011.


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