Aruaa ( ab, Аруаа; ) is a social organisation in
Abkhazia uniting veterans of the
1992–1993 war with Georgia. It was founded on 10 May 2007. 534 people were present at its founding congress. The first
Minister of Defence of Abkhazia Vladimir Arshba
Vladimir Georgievich Arshba (russian: Владимир Георгиевич Аршба; 8 May 1959 – 16 January 2018) was an Abkhaz soldier and politician who served as the first Minister of Defence of the Republic of Abkhazia, an unrecognised ...
was unanimously elected Chairman of the organisation, and
Vadim Smyr and
Mukhamed Kilba were elected Vice Chairmen. Apart from Arshba, Smyr and Kilba, ten more people were elected into the Supreme Council: Sergei Matosian, Eduard Bulia, Slavik Kuchuberia, Adler Mikvabia, Vitaly Gabnia, Gennady Margani, Kachubei Avidzba, Chingiz Bigvava, Liana Achba and Mzia Beia.
During the founding congress, the organisation was addressed by former President
Vladislav Ardzinba
Vladislav Ardzinba ( ab, Владислав Арӡынба, ka, ვლადისლავ არძინბა; 14 May 1945 – 4 March 2010) was the first ''de facto'' President of Abkhazia. A historian by education, Ardzinba led Abkhazia t ...
. Some speakers regretted the fact that
Amtsakhara, the veteran organisation founded shortly after the 1992-1993 war, had turned into a political organisation.
On 14 July 2010, Chairman Vadim Smyr announced his resignation.
On 20 July, Aruaa's Supreme Council decided that it did not accept Smyr's resignation, and that he would remain Chairman at least until the next congress of the organisation.
On 10 July 2013, Aruaa signed a cooperation agreement with opposition parties
United Abkhazia
United Abkhazia ( ab, Аԥсны Акзаара, russian: Единая Абхазия) 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 opp ...
,
Forum for the National Unity of Abkhazia, the
People's Party of Abkhazia and the
Party for the Economic Development of Abkhazia, and with a number of other social movements.
During its third congress on 30 July 2013, the movement elected
Vitali Gabnia as its new Chairman, up until then
Daur Achugba had been acting Chairman.
Following the
May 2014 ouster of President
Alexander Ankvab
Aleksandr Zolotinskovich Ankvab ( ; ab, Алықьсандр Золотинска-иԥа Анқәаб, ka, ალექსანდრე ზოლოტინსკის ძე ანქვაბი, russian: Алекса́ндр Золот ...
, Aruaa held an extraordinary congress on 19 June in which it supported the candidacy of Raul Khajimba and its Chairman Vitali Gabnia for the positions of respectively President and Vice President in the
August election.
On 12 December, Aruaa held a congress in which it welcomed the election victory of Khajimba and Gabnia and elected
Ilia Gunia as its new Chairman.
On 4 March 2016, Aruaa condemned a planned referendum to hold an early presidential election.
See also
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Amtsakhara
References
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Political parties in Abkhazia
Abkhaz–Georgian conflict
2007 establishments in Abkhazia
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