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The President of Georgia is the commander-in-chief
Commander-in-Chief

A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function....
 of Georgia
Georgia (country)

Georgia is a transcontinental country in the Caucasus region, located at the dividing line between Europe and Asia. It is bordered by the Russia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east, Armenia to the south, and Turkey to the southwest....
. President
President

President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, company, trade unions, university, and country. Etymology, a "president" is one who Wiktionary:Preside, who sits in leadership ....
s serve five-year terms.

President awards state decorations and has the power to grant pardon
Pardon

A pardon is the forgiveness of a crime and the penalty associated with it. It is granted by a head of state, such as a monarch or president, or by a competent Roman Catholic Church authority....
s.

Before the amendments to the Constitution made in February 2004 the President also served as the head of government
Head of government

The head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet . In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled Prime Minister, President of the Government, Premier, etc....
.

he third Sunday after the presidential elections the inauguration
Inauguration

An inauguration is a formal ceremony to mark the beginning of a leader's term of office. An example is the ceremony in which the president of the United States officially takes the oath of office....
 is held. The President takes an oath
Oath

An oath is either a promise or a statement of fact calling upon something or someone that the oath maker considers sacred, usually God, as a witness to the binding nature of the promise or the truth of the statement of fact....
 before God and the Nation:

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I, the President of Georgia, solemnly pledge before God and my nation to defend the Constitution of Georgia and the independence, unity and inseparability of my country.






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The President of Georgia is the commander-in-chief
Commander-in-Chief

A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function....
 of Georgia
Georgia (country)

Georgia is a transcontinental country in the Caucasus region, located at the dividing line between Europe and Asia. It is bordered by the Russia to the north, Azerbaijan to the east, Armenia to the south, and Turkey to the southwest....
. President
President

President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, company, trade unions, university, and country. Etymology, a "president" is one who Wiktionary:Preside, who sits in leadership ....
s serve five-year terms.

Duties

The President awards state decorations and has the power to grant pardon
Pardon

A pardon is the forgiveness of a crime and the penalty associated with it. It is granted by a head of state, such as a monarch or president, or by a competent Roman Catholic Church authority....
s.

Before the amendments to the Constitution made in February 2004 the President also served as the head of government
Head of government

The head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet . In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled Prime Minister, President of the Government, Premier, etc....
.

Oath

On the third Sunday after the presidential elections the inauguration
Inauguration

An inauguration is a formal ceremony to mark the beginning of a leader's term of office. An example is the ceremony in which the president of the United States officially takes the oath of office....
 is held. The President takes an oath
Oath

An oath is either a promise or a statement of fact calling upon something or someone that the oath maker considers sacred, usually God, as a witness to the binding nature of the promise or the truth of the statement of fact....
 before God and the Nation:

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I, the President of Georgia, solemnly pledge before God and my nation to defend the Constitution of Georgia and the independence, unity and inseparability of my country. I will honestly perform the duties of President. I will protect the welfare and security of my people, and will care for the revival and might of my Nation and Fatherland.

Standard (Flag)

The standard is the Georgian flag
Flag

A flag is a piece of cloth, often flown from a pole or Mast , generally used symbolically for signaling or identification. The term flag is also used to refer to the graphic design employed by a flag, or to its depiction in another medium....
, charged in the center with the Georgian coat of arms. Copies of the standard are used inside his office, at the Chancellary Building, other state agencies, and while the president is traveling in a vehicle inside Georgia.

Leaders of Georgia since 1918


Democratic Republic of Georgia
Democratic Republic of Georgia

The Democratic Republic of Georgia , 1918?1921, was the first modern establishment of a Republic of Georgia .The DRG was created after the collapse of the Russian Empire that began with the Russian Revolution of 1917....
 (1918-1921)


Head of state
  • Noe Nikolozis dze Zhordania
    Noe Zhordania

    Noe Zhordania was a Georgia n journalist and Menshevik politician. He played an eminent role in the Social Democracy revolutionary movement in Imperial Russia, and later chaired the government of the Democratic Republic of Georgia from July 24 1918 until March 18 1921, when the Bolshevik Russian SFSR Red Army invasion of Georgia forced him...
     (26 May 1918 - 12 March 1919) (President of National Council to October 1918, then President of Parliament)

President of Constituent Assembly
Constituent assembly

A constituent assembly is a body composed for the purpose of drafting or adopting a constitution. As described by Columbia University Social Sciences Professor John Elster:...
  • Nikolay Chkheidze
    Nikolay Chkheidze

    Nikoloz Chkheidze was a Georgia Menshevik politician who helped to introduce Marxism to Georgia in the 1890s and played a prominent role in the February Revolution and Democratic Republic of Georgia revolutions of 1917 and 1918....
     (12 March 1919 - 25 February 1921)


Democratic Republic of Georgia
Democratic Republic of Georgia

The Democratic Republic of Georgia , 1918?1921, was the first modern establishment of a Republic of Georgia .The DRG was created after the collapse of the Russian Empire that began with the Russian Revolution of 1917....
 in Exile (1921-1954)


Heads of state
  • Noe Nikolozis dze Zhordania
    Noe Zhordania

    Noe Zhordania was a Georgia n journalist and Menshevik politician. He played an eminent role in the Social Democracy revolutionary movement in Imperial Russia, and later chaired the government of the Democratic Republic of Georgia from July 24 1918 until March 18 1921, when the Bolshevik Russian SFSR Red Army invasion of Georgia forced him...
     (18 March 1921 - 11 January 1953) (in exile in Leuville-sur-Orge
    Leuville-sur-Orge

    Leuville-sur-Orge is a small France town, south of Paris, France. It is situated in the Essonne department of the ?le-de-France region....
    , France
    France

    France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
    )
  • Yevgeniy Petrovich Gegechkori (1953 - 1954) (in exile in Leuville-sur-Orge
    Leuville-sur-Orge

    Leuville-sur-Orge is a small France town, south of Paris, France. It is situated in the Essonne department of the ?le-de-France region....
    , France
    France

    France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
    )

Transcaucasian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1922-1936) and Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic (1936-1991)


First secretaries of the Georgian Communist Party
  • Mamia Dmitriyevich Orakhelishvili (March 1921 - April 1922)
  • Mikhail S. Okudzhava (April - 22 October 1922)
  • Vissarion Vissarionovich Lominadze (25 October 1922 - August 1924)
  • Mikhail Ivanovich Kakhiani (August 1924 - May 1930)
  • Levan Davydovich Gogoberidze (May - 19 November 1930)
  • Samson Andreyevich Mamulia (20 November 1930 - 11 September 1931)
  • Lavrenty Iosipovich Kartvelishvili (11 September - 14 November 1931)
  • Lavrenty Pavlovich Beria
    Lavrentiy Beria

    Lavrentiy Pavlovich Beria was a Soviet Union politician, and chief of the Soviet security and secret police apparatus under Joseph Stalin. He was top deputy of the NKVD during the Great Purge, responsible for many of the millions of imprisonments and killings....
     (14 November 1931 - 18 October 1932) (1st time)
  • Pyotr Semenovich Agniashvili (18 October 1932 - 15 January 1934)
  • Lavrenty Pavlovich Beria
    Lavrentiy Beria

    Lavrentiy Pavlovich Beria was a Soviet Union politician, and chief of the Soviet security and secret police apparatus under Joseph Stalin. He was top deputy of the NKVD during the Great Purge, responsible for many of the millions of imprisonments and killings....
     (15 January 1934 - 31 August 1938) (2nd time)
  • Kandid Nestorovich Charkviani (31 August 1938 - 2 April 1952)
  • Akaki Ivanovich Mgeladze (2 April 1952 - 14 April 1953)
  • Aleksandr Iordanovich Mirtskhulava (14 April - 19 September 1953)
  • Vasily Pavlovich Mzhavanadze
    Vasil Mzhavanadze

    Vasil Pavlovich Mzhavanadze was the First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Georgian SSR from September 1953 to September 28, 1972 and a member of the CPSU's Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee from June 29, 1957 to December 18, 1972....
     (20 September 1953 - 29 September 1972)
  • Eduard Amvrosiyevich Shevardnadze
    Eduard Shevardnadze

    Eduard Amvrosiyevich Shevardnadze served as the President of Georgia from 1995 until he resigned on 23 November 2003 as a consequence of the bloodless Rose Revolution....
     (29 September 1972 - 6 July 1985)
  • Dzhumber Ilich Patiashvili
    Jumber Patiashvili

    Jumber Patiashvili is a Georgia politician. A current member of Parliament of Georgia, he was the Communist leader of the Georgian SSR from 1985 to 1989....
     (6 July 1985 - 14 April 1989)
  • Givi Grigoryevich Gumbaridze (14 April 1989 - 7 December 1990)
  • Avtandil Antonovich Margiani (7 December 1990 - 19 February 1991)
  • Dzhemal Pridonovich Mikeladze (20 February - 26 August 1991)


Republic of Georgia (1991-Present)


Chairman of the Supreme Council

Presidents
  • Zviad Konstantines dze Gamsakhurdia
    Zviad Gamsakhurdia

    Zviad Gamsakhurdia...
     (14 April 1991 - 6 January 1992)
  • Tengiz Kalistratis dze Kitovani
    Tengiz Kitovani

    Tengiz Kitovani is a retired Georgia politician and military commander with high-profile involvement in the Georgian Civil War early in the 1990s when he commanded the National Guard of Georgia and served as a Defense Minister until being gradually sidelined by Eduard Shevardnadze who had earlier been invited to lead the nation after a su...
     and Dzhaba Aleksandres dze Ioseliani
    Jaba Ioseliani

    Jaba Ioseliani was a Republic of Georgia politician, bank robber and leader of the paramilitary Mkhedrioni organisation.Born in Khashuri, Georgia, Ioseliani majored in Oriental studies at Leningrad University but did not graduate....
     (6 January - 10 March 1992) (co-leaders of the Military Council)

Chairman of the State Council
  • Eduard Amvrosis dze Shevardnadze
    Eduard Shevardnadze

    Eduard Amvrosiyevich Shevardnadze served as the President of Georgia from 1995 until he resigned on 23 November 2003 as a consequence of the bloodless Rose Revolution....
     (10 March - 6 November 1992)

Chairman of the Parliament
  • Eduard Amvrosis dze Shevardnadze
    Eduard Shevardnadze

    Eduard Amvrosiyevich Shevardnadze served as the President of Georgia from 1995 until he resigned on 23 November 2003 as a consequence of the bloodless Rose Revolution....
     (6 November 1992 - 26 November 1995)

Presidents

  • Eduard Shevardnadze
    Eduard Shevardnadze

    Eduard Amvrosiyevich Shevardnadze served as the President of Georgia from 1995 until he resigned on 23 November 2003 as a consequence of the bloodless Rose Revolution....
     (26 November 1995 - 23 November 2003)
  • Nino Burjanadze
    Nino Burjanadze

    Nino Burjanadze is a Georgia politician and lawyer who served as Parliament of Georgia from November 2001 to June 2008. She has served as the acting head of state of Georgia twice; the first time from 23 November 2003 to 25 January 2004 in the wake of Eduard Shevardnadze's resignation during the Rose Revolution, and again from 25 November 2...
     (22 November 2003 - 25 January 2004 (acting (in opposition to 23 November 2003))
  • Mikheil Saakashvili
    Mikheil Saakashvili

    Mikheil Nikolozis dze Saakashvili is a Georgia politician, the President of Georgia and leader of the United National Movement Party. Saakashvili became President of Georgia on 25 January 2004 after President Eduard Shevardnadze resigned in a November 2003 bloodless "Rose Revolution" led by Saakashvili and his political allies, Nino Burjan...
     (25 January 2004 - 25 November 2007)
  • Nino Burjanadze
    Nino Burjanadze

    Nino Burjanadze is a Georgia politician and lawyer who served as Parliament of Georgia from November 2001 to June 2008. She has served as the acting head of state of Georgia twice; the first time from 23 November 2003 to 25 January 2004 in the wake of Eduard Shevardnadze's resignation during the Rose Revolution, and again from 25 November 2...
     (25 November 2007 - 20 January 2008) (acting)
  • Mikheil Saakashvili
    Mikheil Saakashvili

    Mikheil Nikolozis dze Saakashvili is a Georgia politician, the President of Georgia and leader of the United National Movement Party. Saakashvili became President of Georgia on 25 January 2004 after President Eduard Shevardnadze resigned in a November 2003 bloodless "Rose Revolution" led by Saakashvili and his political allies, Nino Burjan...
     (20 January 2008 - Present)


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