The Ministry of Defense of Abkhazia ( ab, Аԥсны Атәлахьчара Аминистрра, russian: Министерства обороны Абхазия) is an agency of the partially recognized

Government of the Republic of Abkhazia The Government of the Republic of Abkhazia governs the partially recognised Republic of Abkhazia. Executive branch The Republic of Abkhazia is headed by the President, a post held since early 2020 by Aslan Bzhania, who is supported by the ...

. It is the executive body in implementing defense policies in of the Abkhazian Armed Forces. It's acts as a bridge between the government and the military. The agency is headed by an official known as the

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. The Minister of Defense is the executive minister responsible for the management of the armed forces. The current Minister of Defense is Colonel General Vladimir Anua. The Ministry of Defence was officially created on 12 October 1992 alongside the General Staff. They were created after the start of the war with Georgia.

MoD structure

Institutions

During the war, an institute for working personnel was created in the structure of the Ministry of Defense, which was then transformed into an institute of commissioners.

Military Band Service

The Military Band Service of the Ministry of Defense is the

military band A military band is a group of personnel that performs musical duties for military functions, usually for the armed forces. A typical military band consists mostly of wind and percussion instruments. The conductor of a band commonly bears the ti ...

of the republic. It was formed in 1993, with its first conductor having been Anatoly Hagba. At its formation, it had a personnel problem which was fixed upon Kishmaria's appointment as minister. Today, there are 16 musicians and two vocalists in the band, which mostly performs at

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, oaths, and state funerals. Lieutenant General

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, the former Senior Director of Music of the

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, often donated instruments to the band. In 2010, at the invitation of the Ministry of Culture and the conductor of the State Chamber Orchestra, Armenian-born Abkhaz conductor (and Hagba's son-in law) David Terzyan assumed the post of chief conductor of the military band service. Terzyan represented Abkhazia at the

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Awards

The ministry has the authority to give 4 military awards: *Medal "For impeccable service" *Medal "For the maintenance of peace in Abkhazia" *Military Valor Medal *Medal "For the liberation of Kodor"

References

{{Reflist Military of Abkhazia Abkhazia Ministries established in 1992

MoD structure

Institutions

Military Band Service

Awards

See also

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