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Sagarejo Shooting
On January 20, 2023, a mass shooting occurred in Sagarejo, Kakheti, Georgia. A man opened fire from his apartment balcony, killing four people and wounding five others. He then shot and killed a responding police officer before committing suicide. The perpetrator was subsequently identified as 49-year-old military veteran Nodar Atuashvili. A motive for the shooting is under investigation. Shooting In the early morning hours of January 20, 2023, a man opened fire with an automatic rifle from both balconies of his third-floor flat in Sagarejo, Kakheti, Georgia, killing four of his neighbors and wounding five others. One police officer responding to the scene, 38-year-old Chief Lieutenant Otar Ghvinashvili, was also fatally shot; he died on his way to the hospital. A 21-year-old man was also critically wounded. The shooting ended when the perpetrator committed suicide by shooting himself in the head. Aftermath and investigation The shooting was first reported by a doctor on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sagarejo
Sagarejo ( ka, საგარეჯო) is a town in Kakheti, Georgia. It is situated east of Georgia's capital, Tbilisi, and has the population of 10,871 (2014 census). It serves as an administrative center of the Sagarejo district. The town is traditionally considered a chief settlement of the Gare-Kakheti area (Outer Kakheti). The settlement is first mentioned in written records in the 11th century under the name of Tvali, literally meaning "an eye". Later, it came to be known as Sagarejo, i.e., "of Gareja", indicating that the area was owned by the David Gareja monastery. It acquired the town's status in 1962. The fortified ruins of the ancient Ninotsminda Cathedral are located near Sagarejo. See also * Kakheti Kakheti ( ka, კახეთი ''K’akheti''; ) is a region (mkhare) formed in the 1990s in eastern Georgia from the historical province of Kakheti and the small, mountainous province of Tusheti. Telavi is its capital. The region comprises eigh ... References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Of Internal Affairs Of Georgia
Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia ( ka, შინაგან საქმეთა მინისტრი, tr) is the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia. The position is equivalent to the interior minister in other countries, like the Home Secretary in the United Kingdom, the Minister of Public Safety in Canada, or similar to a combination of the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security in the United States. Leaders Minister of Internal Affairs of the Democratic Republic of Georgia * Noe Ramishvili, May 26, 1918 – March 17, 1921 People's Commissars of Internal Affairs of the SSR of Georgia * David Kiladze, July 15 – November 11, 1934 * Sergo Goglidze, November 11, 1934 – November 14, 1938 * Avksenti Rapava, November 19, 1938 – February 26, 1941 * Varlam Kakuchaia, February 26 – July 31, 1941 * Avksenti Rapava, July 31, 1941 – May 7, 1943 * Grigori Karanadze, May 7, 1943 – April 8, 1952 * Vakhtang Loladze, May 29, 195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
January 2023 Events In Georgia (country)
January is the first month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and is also the first of seven months to have a length of 31 days. The first day of the month is known as New Year's Day. It is, on average, the coldest month of the year within most of the Northern Hemisphere (where it is the second month of winter) and the warmest month of the year within most of the Southern Hemisphere (where it is the second month of summer). In the Southern hemisphere, January is the seasonal equivalent of July in the Northern hemisphere and vice versa. Ancient Roman observances during this month include Cervula and Juvenalia, celebrated January 1, as well as one of three Agonalia, celebrated January 9, and Carmentalia, celebrated January 11. These dates do not correspond to the modern Gregorian calendar. History January (in Latin, '' Ianuarius'') is named after Janus, the god of beginnings and transitions in Roman mythology. Traditionally, the original Roman calendar consi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
