Vladimir Zantaria is a poet and politician from

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 ...

. From 1999 until 2004 he served first as Minister for Culture and then as Vice Premier in the

Government of President Ardzinba The Government of President Vladislav Ardzinba was the first Government of the Republic of Abkhazia. Formation In February 1995, the Ministry for Energy was transformed into the state company Abkhazenergo, renamed to Chernomorenergo in June. The ...

Early life and career

Zantaria was born on 27 September 1953 in the village of Tamysh, Ochamchira District. In 1975, he graduated from the philological faculty of the Sukhumi State Pedagogical Institute.

Political career

Zantaria was a member of the 1st convocation of the People's Assembly from 1992 to 1997. Between 1993 and 1994, he was Chairman of the State TV and Radio. In 1999, following the re-election of 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 ...

, Zantaria became

Minister for Culture A culture minister or a heritage minister is a common cabinet position in governments. The culture minister is typically responsible for cultural policy, which often includes arts policy (direct and indirect support to artists and arts organizat ...

in the cabinet of Prime Minister Viacheslav Tsugba. On 19 July 2001, he was appointed as Vice Premier instead under Tsugba's successor

Anri Jergenia Anri Mikhail-ipa Jergenia ( ab, Анри Михаил-иҧа Џьергьениа; 8 August 1941 – 5 January 2020) had been one of the leading politicians of the internationally unrecognised Abkhazia, Republic of Abkhazia since it achieved de ...

. He was reappointed in the cabinets of Gennadi Gagulia and

Raul Khajimba Raul Jumkovich Khajimba ( ab, Рауль Џьумка-иҧа Ҳаџьымба, ka, რაულ ჯუმკას-ძე ჰაჯიმბა; born 21 March 1958) is an Abkhazian politician, and served as President of Abkhazia from 25 September ...

, serving until 14 December 2004.

References

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