Vladimir Nachach
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Vladimir Emin-ipa Nachach was an Abkhazian Jurist
, Major-General and politician.
. In 1947, Nachach joined Lower Eshera's primary school. In 1949, he was deported along with his family to the Parbigsky (now Bakchar) District, Tomsk Oblast
. They were allowed to return in 1957. In 1958, Nachach completed Sukhumi
's secondary school #10. Nachach performed military service with the Soviet Navy
from 1959 until 1961, when he started his studies at the Faculty of Law of Leningrad University
. He later switched to the All-Union Correspondence Law Institute in Moscow
.
Nachach participated and was injured in the 1992-1993 war with Georgia, commanding a volunteer corps from Gudauta
, which was transformed during the war into the second battalion. From 1992 until 2002, Nachach was Military Prosecutor of the Republic of Abkhazia.
Nachach was first elected to the People's Assembly of Abkhazia in 2002, in the Gudauta constituency (no. 16). He was subsequently elected Chairman of the Committee on Legislation, Judicial and Legal Reform and State Building. Also in 2002, Nachach became co-chairman of the veterans organisation Amtsakhara
, which developed into an opposition force against President Vladislav Ardzinba
. Throughout 2003 and 2004, calls intensified for Ardzinba to voluntarily resign, or to be deposed. On 30 January 2004, the People's Assembly unanimously entrusted Nachach with the preparation for an impeachment
bill. However, the bill never materialised, and the next Presidential Election
was planned for 3 October 2004 anyhow. On 16 June, Amtsakhara and United Abkhazia
established a Coordinating Council to jointly contest the election, of which Nachach became a member. The two parties nominated Sergei Bagapsh
as their Presidential candidate, who won the election after a tense stand-off with runner-up Raul Khajimba.
In November 2005, Nachach became a member of the newly founded Commission on Constitutional Reform. In December 2006, Nachach was delegated to the first meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of South Ossetia
, Abkhazia and Transnistria
. On 4 March 2007, Nachach was re-elected as Deputy by a first-round victory in the Gudauta constituency. At the first meeting of the new convocation, Nachach successfully nominated Nugzar Ashuba
for re-election as Speaker. On 6 April, Nachach was himself re-elected as head of the Committee on Legislation, Judicial and Legal Reform and State Building. In July 2008, Nachach was a member of the delegation of the People's Assembly that visited Chechnya
. In March 2009, Nachach and 21 other deputies established the pro-government faction Unity.
Jurist
A jurist or jurisconsult is a professional who studies, develops, applies, or otherwise deals with the law. The term is widely used in American English, but in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth countries it has only historical and specialist usage...
, Major-General and politician.
Early life
Nachach was born on 22 August 1940 in Lower Eshera, AbkhaziaAbkhazia
Abkhazia is a disputed political entity on the eastern coast of the Black Sea and the south-western flank of the Caucasus.Abkhazia considers itself an independent state, called the Republic of Abkhazia or Apsny...
. In 1947, Nachach joined Lower Eshera's primary school. In 1949, he was deported along with his family to the Parbigsky (now Bakchar) District, Tomsk Oblast
Tomsk Oblast
Tomsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . It lies in the southeastern West Siberian Plain, in the southwest of the Siberian Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Tomsk. Population:...
. They were allowed to return in 1957. In 1958, Nachach completed Sukhumi
Sukhumi
Sukhumi is the capital of Abkhazia, a disputed region on the Black Sea coast. The city suffered heavily during the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict in the early 1990s.-Naming:...
's secondary school #10. Nachach performed military service with the Soviet Navy
Soviet Navy
The Soviet Navy was the naval arm of the Soviet Armed Forces. Often referred to as the Red Fleet, the Soviet Navy would have played an instrumental role in a Warsaw Pact war with NATO, where it would have attempted to prevent naval convoys from bringing reinforcements across the Atlantic Ocean...
from 1959 until 1961, when he started his studies at the Faculty of Law of Leningrad University
Faculty of Law, Saint Petersburg State University
The Faculty of Law at Saint Petersburg State University is the oldest law school and one of the biggest research centers in Russia. -History:In January 1724 Peter the Great ordered to establish the National academy and the University where scientists would tutor the students in teology,...
. He later switched to the All-Union Correspondence Law Institute in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
.
Career
Nachach's first job was as a lawyer with Gudauta's Legal Advice Centre, where he worked from 1967 until August 1968. He subsequently joined the Ministry of Internal Affairs, until 1992.Nachach participated and was injured in the 1992-1993 war with Georgia, commanding a volunteer corps from Gudauta
Gudauta
Gudauta is a town in Abkhazia and a centre of the eponymous district. It is situated on the Black Sea, 37 km northwest to Sukhumi, the capital of Abkhazia....
, which was transformed during the war into the second battalion. From 1992 until 2002, Nachach was Military Prosecutor of the Republic of Abkhazia.
Nachach was first elected to the People's Assembly of Abkhazia in 2002, in the Gudauta constituency (no. 16). He was subsequently elected Chairman of the Committee on Legislation, Judicial and Legal Reform and State Building. Also in 2002, Nachach became co-chairman of the veterans organisation Amtsakhara
Amtsakhara
Amtsakhara is an important political movement and party in Abkhazia, a de facto independent republic in Caucasus whose independence is recognized by Russia and Nicaragua, Venezuela, Nauru but whom most of the international community considers as a part of Georgia.Amtsakhara originally formed as an...
, which developed into an opposition force against President Vladislav Ardzinba
Vladislav Ardzinba
Vladislav Grigori-ipa Ardzinba was the first President of Abkhazia. A historian by education, Ardzinba led Abkhazia to de facto independence in the 1992-1993 War with Georgia, but its de jure independence from Georgia remained internationally unrecognised during Ardzinba's two terms as President...
. Throughout 2003 and 2004, calls intensified for Ardzinba to voluntarily resign, or to be deposed. On 30 January 2004, the People's Assembly unanimously entrusted Nachach with the preparation for an impeachment
Impeachment
Impeachment is a formal process in which an official is accused of unlawful activity, the outcome of which, depending on the country, may include the removal of that official from office as well as other punishment....
bill. However, the bill never materialised, and the next Presidential Election
Abkhazian presidential election, 2004
On 3 October 2004 Abkhazia held its second Presidential elections since the post of President of the Republic of Abkhazia was created in 1994, and the first that were competitive. Election law prohibited incumbent President Vladislav Ardzinba from running for a third term and he instead backed...
was planned for 3 October 2004 anyhow. On 16 June, Amtsakhara and United Abkhazia
United Abkhazia
United Abkhazia is a political party in Abkhazia. United Abkhazia was founded on March 25, 2004 as a socio-political movement, with the specific goal of presenting a single opposition candidate for the October 2004 presidential elections....
established a Coordinating Council to jointly contest the election, of which Nachach became a member. The two parties nominated Sergei Bagapsh
Sergei Bagapsh
Sergei Uasyl-ipa Bagapsh was the second President of the Republic of Abkhazia. He was Prime Minister from 1997 to 1999 and was later elected as President in 2005. He was re-elected in the 2009 presidential election...
as their Presidential candidate, who won the election after a tense stand-off with runner-up Raul Khajimba.
In November 2005, Nachach became a member of the newly founded Commission on Constitutional Reform. In December 2006, Nachach was delegated to the first meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of South Ossetia
South Ossetia
South Ossetia or Tskhinvali Region is a disputed region and partly recognized state in the South Caucasus, located in the territory of the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast within the former Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic....
, Abkhazia and Transnistria
Transnistria
Transnistria is a breakaway territory located mostly on a strip of land between the Dniester River and the eastern Moldovan border to Ukraine...
. On 4 March 2007, Nachach was re-elected as Deputy by a first-round victory in the Gudauta constituency. At the first meeting of the new convocation, Nachach successfully nominated Nugzar Ashuba
Nugzar Ashuba
Nugzar Nuri-ipa Ashuba is the current speaker of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia. He was elected to the People's Assembly in the 2002 elections, and he was elected speaker on 3 April 2002....
for re-election as Speaker. On 6 April, Nachach was himself re-elected as head of the Committee on Legislation, Judicial and Legal Reform and State Building. In July 2008, Nachach was a member of the delegation of the People's Assembly that visited Chechnya
Chechnya
The Chechen Republic , commonly referred to as Chechnya , also spelled Chechnia or Chechenia, sometimes referred to as Ichkeria , is a federal subject of Russia . It is located in the southeastern part of Europe in the Northern Caucasus mountains. The capital of the republic is the city of Grozny...
. In March 2009, Nachach and 21 other deputies established the pro-government faction Unity.