Mikheil Saakashvili
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 57 |
| Date of birth | December 21,1967 |
| Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
| Born | Tbilisi |
| Georgia | |
| Height | 195 (cm) |
| Spouse | Sandra Roelofs |
| Presidential terms | January 20, 2008 – November 17, 2013, January 25, 2004 – November 25, 2007 |
| Children | Eduard Saakashvili |
| Nikoloz Saakashvili | |
| Party | Movement of New Forces |
| Current partner | Yelyzaveta Yasko |
| Education | The Hague Academy of International Law |
| The George Washington University Law School | |
| Previous position | Governor of Odessa Oblast (2015–2016) |
| Presidential term | January 20, 2008 – November 17, 2013, January 25, 2004 – November 25, 2007 |
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| ID | 423253 |
Mikheil Saakashvili Life story
Mikheil Saakashvili is a Georgian and Ukrainian politician and jurist. He was the third president of Georgia for two consecutive terms from 25 January 2004 to 17 November 2013. From May 2015 until November 2016, Saakashvili was the governor of Ukraine's Odesa Oblast.
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Georgia: The rise of the right
Georgia: The Rise of the right
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To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Georgia: The Rise of the rightCloseThe Georgian government has been criticised by The West for 'democratic backsliding' as well as for failing to protect minorities - After radicals attacked LGBT Pride earlier this year.
None of the organisers of the unrest have been prosecuted for the violence. The government now says Georgia is on a pro-Western democratic path. Tiblisi has also firmly stated that it is no longer within Russia's sphere of influence, and has rejected a statement by Russia that NATO membership for Georgia would be a " red line" for Moscow, calling Russia's demand 'unacceptable'.
Georgia was once part of the Soviet Union but became an independent country in 1991. In 2003, during the so-called 'Rose Revolution ', a pro-Western president, Mikheil Saakashvili , swept to Power .
The Bbc 's Rayhan Demytrie reports from Tbilisi
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