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Key facts
- Prime minister
- Alexander Ankvab
- Vice president
- Badra Gunba
- Preceded by
- Raul Khajimba , Valeri Bganba (acting)
- Succeeded by
- Badra Gunba
- President
- Sergei Bagapsh , Alexander Ankvab
- Born
- ( 1964-04-06 ) 6 April 1964 (age 62) , Tamishi , Abkhaz ASSR , Georgian SSR , Soviet Union
- Party
- Independent
- Alma mater
- Moscow Automobile and Road Construction State Technical University , Academy of National Economy under the President of the Russian Federation
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Republic of Abkhazia
- Place of birth
- Tamishi
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- president of Abkhazia
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Religion
- Eastern Orthodox Church
- Field of work
- politician
- Military rank
- major general
- Image
- Aslan Bzhania (2020-11-12).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1963-04-06
- Commons category
- Aslan Bzhania
- candidacy in election
- 2020 Abkhazian presidential election
- P10632
- Aslan Bzhania
- name in native language
- Аслан Бжьаниа
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Encyclopedic overview
Aslan Georgievich Bzhania (Abkhaz: Аслан Гьаргь-иԥа Бжьаниа, romanized: Aslan Gyargy-ipha Bzhyania; Georgian: ასლან გიორგის-ძე ბჟანია, romanized: aslan giorgis-dze bzhania; Russian: Аслан Георгиевич Бжания; born 6 April 1964) is an Abkhaz politician who served as the fifth president of Abkhazia from 23 April 2020 until his resignation on 19 November 2024. He was the Head of the State Security Service from 2010 to 2014, and one of the leaders of the opposition in Abkhazia from 2016. He ran in the 2019 presidential election, but was forced to withdraw due to poisoning. He won the subsequent 2020 presidential election.
Early life
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