Only show
results for:

Topics related to "Shevardnadze,"

Eduard Amvrosiyevich Shevardnadze
Eduard Amvrosiyevich Shevardnadze , 1928-, Georgian politician and diplomat. Known for pragmatism rather than polemicism, Shevardnadze served as the head of the Georgian Communist party from 1972 to 1985. He became the Soviet Union's Foreign Minister in 1985 and helped to create new foreign-policy i... Read more
Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko
Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko , 1909-89, Soviet diplomat. A member of the Communist party from 1931, he entered (1939) the diplomatic service, rising rapidly to become Soviet ambassador to the United States (1943-46) and chief permanent Soviet delegate to the United Nations (1946-48). He was (1952-53) ... Read more
Georgia
Georgia , Georgian Sakartvelo, Rus. Gruziya, officially Republic of Georgia, republic (2005 est. pop. 4,677,000), c.26,900 sq mi (69,700 sq km), in W Transcaucasia. Georgia borders on the Black Sea in the west, on Turkey and Armenia in the south, on Azerbaijan in the east, and on Russia in the n... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Shevardnadze,"

Shevardnadze, Eduard Amvrosievich
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History SHEVARDNADZE, EDUARD AMVROSIEVICH (b. 1928...from 1992 onward. Until 1985, Eduard Shevardnadze's career had been entirely within...a Russian who distrusted the West. Shevardnadze used the available instruments of power...
Eduard Amvrosevich Shevardnadze
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Eduard Amvrosevich Shevardnadze Eduard Amvrosevich Shevardnadze (born 1928) rose to prominence as the foreign minister...Baker (the American secretary of state), and Eduard Shevardnadze (the Soviet foreign minister). As with each of...
Eduard Amvrosiyevich Shevardnadze
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Eduard Amvrosiyevich Shevardnadze , 1928-, Georgian politician...pragmatism rather than polemicism, Shevardnadze served as the head of the Georgian...Gamsakhurdia's ouster in 1992, Shevardnadze became head of an interim government...
Georgia
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...Gamsakhurdia was deposed and Eduard Shevardnadze emerged as the leading figure. Faced...movements in Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Shevardnadze called in Russian troops to defeat...Independent States (CIS) in 1993. Shevardnadze was elected president in 1995, and...
Movement for Democratic Reforms
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History ...Alexander Rutskoi, Anatoly Sobchak, Stanislav Shatalin, Eduard Shevardnadze, Alexander Yakovlev, Ivan Silayev, and Nikolai Petrakov...alexander vladimirovich; shatalin, stanislav sergeyevich; shevardnadze, eduard amvrosievich; sobchak, anatoly alexandrovich...
Mikheil Saakashvili
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Appointed minister of justice in 2000 by President Eduard Shevardnadze , Saakashvili resigned in 2002, claiming that corruption...which demonstrations and the occupation of Parliament led to Shevardnadze's resignation. In Jan., 2004, Saakashvili won the presidency...
Persian Gulf War
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History ...of Kuwait in August 1990, Soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze joined U.S. secretary of state James Baker in severely...coalition would begin its attack against Iraq on January 15, Shevardnadze suddenly resigned as Soviet foreign minister in the face...
August 1991 Putsch
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History ...would alarm die-hard communists in the months to come. Gorbachev's two closest allies in the reform process, Eduard Shevardnadze and Alexander Yakovlev, began to warn that a reactionary coup was imminent. After many rounds of negotiation and a popular...
Brezhnev Doctrine
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History ...expansionist tone of earlier conceptions of sovereignty. Although not officially overturned until Mikhail Gorbachev and Eduard Shevardnadze radically reconceptualized foreign policy in the late 1980s, the future of the Brezhnev Doctrine was already in doubt when...
Lukyanov, Anatoly Ivanovich
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History ...particularly favored Lukyanov over Gorbachev. During his December 1990 resignation speech to the Congress, Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze specifically criticized Lukyanov for interfering in Soviet-German relations and for his desire for a dictatorship. As...

Dictionary entries related to "Shevardnadze,"

Shevardnadze, Eduard (Amvrosievich)
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Shevardnadze, Eduard (Amvrosievich) (1928...full member in 1985. In the same year Shevardnadze was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs...resignation in 1990. While in office, Shevardnadze supported Gorbachev's commitment...
Shevardnadze, Eduard Amvrosievich
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History Shevardnadze, Eduard Amvrosievich (b. 25 Jan...Soviet Union on 31 December 1991. Shevardnadze became President of the newly founded...Azerbaijan. As his popularity waned, Shevardnadze lacked the political strength to carry...
Georgia
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...December 1991. In March 1992 Eduard Shevardnadze (Soviet Foreign Minister 1985...was negotiated in April 1994, when Shevardnadze agreed to cede considerable autonomy...cooperation with Russia. In March 1995 Shevardnadze signed a military agreement with Russia...
Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...reformist efforts on foreign relations, where he replaced the long-serving Gromyko with his own protégé, Shevardnadze , as Foreign Minister in 1985. Relations with the USA, which had been at a low ebb since the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan...
Pokaianie
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...commission, usually did not scrutinize too closely. Despite the protection afforded by Abuladze's powerful patron Eduard Shevardnadze, then Georgia's Communist Party secretary and now president of the independent Georgian republic, it took two years to...
Gromyko, Andrei Andreevich
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...Chernenko , so that in 1985 his support proved crucial in Gorbachev's appointment to the party leadership. He was replaced by Shevardnadze in an effort to improve relations with the USA, and was made head of state (Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet...
Gorbachev, Mikhail S.
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...liberalization and the introduction of high technology to the Soviet Union. Together with his foreign minister, Eduard SHEVARDNADZE , he negotiated (1987) an arms control (INF) treaty with the West to reduce nuclear forces in Europe. On the domestic...

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

SHEVARDNADZE QUITS, WARNS OF DICTATORSHIP GORBACHEV SAYS MOVE IS 'UNFORGIVABLE'
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 12/20/1990; ; 700+ words ; MOSCOW - Eduard A. Shevardnadze, a central architect of the Soviet...Congress seemed stunned, then gave Shevardnadze, 62, a lengthy ovation. The...democratic reform is undiminished. Shevardnadze was key to both of these struggles...
Shevardnadze Departure Raises Arms Pact Concerns; Treaty Limiting Strategic Nuclear Weapons Tentatively Set for Signing at February Summit
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 12/22/1990; ; 700+ words ; ...resignation of Soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze has raised concern about the imminent...officials said yesterday. The departure of Shevardnadze, who overcame his unfamiliarity with...of the mammoth new treaty, enabling Shevardnadze and Secretary of State James A. Baker...
The Shevardnadze Surprise
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 8/1/1991; ; 700+ words ; ...a safe here lies proof that Eduard Shevardnadze's abrupt resignation as Soviet foreign...earlier letters of resignation that Shevardnadze had written and then decided not to...resign," says Sergei Tarasenko, Shevardnadze's principal policy assistant and...
Shevardnadze says he 'saw in eyes' of protesters that only his resignation would end Georgia's political crisis
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 11/26/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...shouting for President Eduard Shevardnadze to resign. His generals were waiting for an order. But Shevardnadze decided not to call in the military...stepping down. In an interview, Shevardnadze said he realized that giving the...
Shevardnadze's control over Georgia slips as opposition calls on supporters to seize key state organs
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 11/23/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...officials loyal to President Eduard Shevardnadze defected to the opposition...leader Mikhail Saakashvili gave Shevardnadze a half-hour to resign, threatening...Georgian leader and his family if Shevardnadze resigns. Groups of soldiers...
Shevardnadze to Head Georgia's Ruling Body; Ex-Soviet Official Hopes to `Save' Homeland
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 3/11/1992; ; 700+ words ; Eduard Shevardnadze, former Soviet foreign minister...rebellion in January, appointed Shevardnadze chairman of a new State Council...until new elections are held, which Shevardnadze has said should be soon. Many observers...
Shevardnadze's Second Act
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 5/2/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...bombing of Yugoslavia. But Eduard Shevardnadze, the man who helped end the Cold War...task -- the presidency of Georgia -- Shevardnadze remains a man of wisdom and surprise...As Mikhail Gorbachev's helpmate, Shevardnadze dismantled the Warsaw Pact and freed...
Shevardnadze's Tough Task; He Helped End Cold War; Can He Now Stabilize War-Torn Georgia?
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 11/4/1995; ; 700+ words ; Eduard Shevardnadze walked slowly through the schoolyard...work, no money and no electricity. Shevardnadze, known internationally as the former...defined Georgia through the ages. Shevardnadze appears headed for victory in Sunday...
SHEVARDNADZE MEETS SHAMIR, ANGOLA REBEL IN WASHINGTON
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 12/13/1990; ; 700+ words ; ...WASHINGTON - Foreign Minister Eduard A. Shevardnadze of the Soviet Union held unprecedented...day packed with diplomatic firsts, Shevardnadze met in the morning with Jonas Savimbi...the African nation's civil war. Shevardnadze met later with Prime Minister Yitzhak...
Shevardnadze Announces Withdrawal of A-Arms; U.S. Officials Unsure Whether Number of 1,500 Includes Cuts Previously Pledged
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 6/6/1990; ; 700+ words ; ...Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze said today his government will...Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), Shevardnadze caused a stir when he announced...quite impressive figures," Shevardnadze told reporters tonight following...