Zurab Achba (23 February 1950 15 August 2000) is an assassinated politician from Abkhazia.

Early life

Zurab Achba was born on 23 February 1950. He attended

Sukhumi Sukhumi (russian: Суху́м(и), ) or Sokhumi ( ka, სოხუმი, ), also known by its Abkhaz name Aqwa ( ab, Аҟәа, ''Aqwa''), is a city in a wide bay on the Black Sea's eastern coast. It is both the capital and largest city of ...

's secondary school no. 10 named after Nestor Lakoba and graduated from the Law Faculty of the

Moscow State University M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU; russian: Московский государственный университет имени М. В. Ломоносова) is a public research university in Moscow, Russia and the most prestigious ...

Career

Achba was a member of the

People's Assembly of Abkhazia The People's Assembly — Parliament of the Republic of Abkhazia ( ab, Аҧсны Жәлар Реизара – Апарламент, ka, აფხაზეთის რესპუბლიკის სახალხო კრება, russi ...

. Between 1990 and 1992, he was Vice Chairman of

Aidgylara The National Forum Aidgylara ( ab, Аидгылара, ''Unity'') is a socio-political movement in Abkhazia. It was founded during Perestroika as the ethno-nationalist movement representing the Abkhaz people. Aidgylara's founding congress took p ...

. During the nineties, he had been critical 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 ...

. There were rumours that Achba would run for president in the 1999 presidential election, which he dismissed in an interview with Nuzhnaya Gazeta as a "nightmare of an idea".

Death

Achba was shot dead from a passing car in front of his house on 15 August 2000.

References

1950 births 2000 deaths 2000 in Abkhazia Assassinated Abkhazian politicians 1st convocation of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia People murdered in Georgia (country) 2000 murders in Georgia (country) {{Abkhazia-bio-stub