Yuri Nikolaevich Voronov (russian: Юрий Николаевич Воронов, 8 May 1941 – 11 September 1995) was a politician and academic 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 ...
who was murdered in front of his apartment on the night of 11 September 1995. At the time of his death, he was Vice Premier and a member of the Abkhazian Supreme Soviet.
Early life and career
Yuri Voronov was born on 8 May 1941 in
Tsebelda The Apsilae were an ancient tribe inhabiting the territory of Apsilia, in modern Abkhazia.
Location
The tribal territory was located on the Black Sea coast of the northwest Caucasus, between present day town of New Athos and the village of Tsebeld ...
, in the
Gulripshi District
Gulripshi District ( ka, გულრიფშის რაიონი, ab, Гәылрыҧшь араион) is a district of Abkhazia, one of Georgia’s breakaway republics. It corresponds to the eponymous Georgian district. Its capital is Gu ...
of the
Abkhazian ASSR
The Abkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (russian: Абхазская Автономная Советская Социалистическая Республика; ka, აფხაზეთის ავტონომიური ს ...
.
References
People from Gulripshi District
Assassinated Abkhazian politicians
1995 deaths
1941 births
Vice Premiers of Abkhazia
1st convocation of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia
People murdered in Georgia (country)
Caucasologists
1995 murders in Georgia (country)
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