Geno Adamia ( ka, გენო ადამია; 8 March 1936 – 28 September 1993) was a

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commander who was killed during the war in

Abkhazia Abkhazia, ka, აფხაზეთი, tr, , xmf, აბჟუა, abzhua, or ( or ), officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a partially recognised state in the South Caucasus, recognised by most countries as part of Georgia, which vi ...

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. A native of

Senaki Senaki ( ka, სენაკი; xmf, სანაკი) is a town in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region, western Georgia. It is located at around between the rivers Tekhura/i and Tsivi, at an elevation of 28–38 meters above sea level. Senaki is ...

, he engaged, immediately after the outbreak of the hostilities in 1992, in the struggle with the Abkhaz separatists who fought for the secession of Georgia's

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of Abkhazia, where the

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constituted 45.7% of the population. Adamia organized a large volunteer detachment of the citizens of Sukhumi and was actively involved in the defence of the city against the combined Abkhaz- North Caucasian forces aided by the

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navy and aviation. He was soon promoted to

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and appointed the commander of the 23rd Mechanized Brigade of the Ministry of Defence of Georgia. One of the most energetic and popular Georgian commanders, he refused to surrender when Sukhumi fell on 27 September 1993. With a tiny force, he continued to fight in the vicinities of Sukhumi and trying to organize a counterattack on the seized Sukhumi, he was killed in the action at the Kelasuri Bridge on 28 September. Adamia's friends ransomed his body which was buried in

Tbilisi Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the Capital city, capital and the List of cities and towns in Georgia (country), largest city of Georgia (country), Georgia, lying on the ...

, the capital of Georgia, in November 1993. The Georgian society, especially the

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from Abkhazia, marked the 70th anniversary of his birth on 8 March 2006. On 27 September 2020, he was awarded the

Order of the National Hero of Georgia The Order of the National Hero ( ka, ეროვნული გმირის ორდენი, ''erovnuli gmiris ordeni'') is the highest honor awarded by the government of Georgia together with the title of National Hero. It was establishe ...

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''ГРУЗИЯ ОТМЕТИЛА 70-ЛЕТНЮЮ ГОДОВЩИНУ СО ДНЯ РОЖДЕНИЯ ГЕНЕРАЛ-МАЙОРА ГЕНО АДАМИЯ''
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8 марта отмечается 75-летие генерала Гено Адамиа, Наша Абхазия
1936 births 1993 deaths People from Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Mingrelians Generals from Georgia (country) Generals of the Defense Forces of Georgia Abkhaz–Georgian conflict Ethnic cleansing of Georgians in Abkhazia {{georgia-mil-bio-stub