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	Encyclopedia: Prime Minister
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	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Prime-Minister (6778 words)

	Georgia (country) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Georgia (Georgian: საქართველო Sakartvelo), known from 1990 to 1995 as the Republic of Georgia, is a country to the east of the Black Sea, most of which is located in the South Caucasus, while a portion of the territory lies in the North Caucasus.
		From November 1990 to March 1991, one of the leaders of the National Liberation movement, Dr. Zviad Gamsakhurdia (1939-1993), was the Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Georgia (the Georgian parliament).
		Georgia is pinning its hopes for long-term recovery on the development of an international transportation corridor through the key Black Sea ports of P'ot'i and Batumi.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Georgia_(country) (3754 words)

	Prime Minister - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		A prime minister is an official in a presidential system or semi-presidential system whose duty is to execute the directives of the President and manage the civil service.
		In some monarchies the prime minister exercises powers (known as the Royal Prerogative) that are constitutionally vested in the monarch and which can be exercised without the approval of parliament.
		Prime Ministers can be found in both constitutional monarchies (as is the case in the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Norway and Japan), and in republics, where the head of state is an elected or unelected official with varying degrees of real power.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Prime_Minister (1191 words)

	Embassy of Georgia
		Prime Minister Zhvania recognized the new defense minister, Gela Bezhuashvili, and his efforts to transform the Ministry of Defense.
		Turning to international affairs, Prime Minister Zhvania noted that while Armenia and Azerbaijan were at first cautious about the rise of the new government, the leaders of both countries have expressed a willingness to seek new ways to increase regional cooperation.
		Georgia participates in the war on terror in Iraq not just because it wants to please the United States, but because Georgians believe it is also their war against terror.
	www.georgiaemb.org /Print.asp?id=338 (1517 words)

	USATODAY.com - Georgian prime minister dies of apparent gas leak (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Georgia's interior minister said there was no reason to suspect foul play, but a lawmaker reportedly pointed the finger at "outside forces." His remark appeared to be aimed at Russia, which has ties with Georgia's separatist regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, and prompted a terse response from Moscow.
		The prime minister was visiting the Tbilisi apartment of his friend, Zurab Usupov, deputy governor of the Kvemo-Kartli region, who also died, Interior Minister Vano Merabishvili said on Rustavi-2 television.
		The prime minister is approved by parliament and names a government, but the president has the power to name the ministers of defense, security and the interior.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2005-02-03-georgian-pm_x.htm (852 words)

	Georgia
		Georgia is pinning its hopes for long-term economic recovery on the development of an international energy transportation corridor via Tbilisi and the key Black Sea ports of Poti and Batumi, as well as foreign investment in the country's own nascent oil industry.
		Georgia's total electricity demands have been estimated at nearly twice the amount that is actually generated, and the Georgian Energy Ministry estimates that 40% of all power that is generated is wasted due to equipment and maintenance problems in the transmission sector.
		Georgia has a substantial amount of untapped hydro energy that could be exploited, with plans already made to build two new hydroelectric plants on the Rioni River (the 250-MW Namakhvani and the 100-MW Zhoneti), as well as a plan to build the 40-MW Minadze station on the Kura river.
	www.lngplants.com /georgia.html (4149 words)

	IOL: Georgia's prime minister found dead
		Tbilisi - The prime minister of ex-Soviet country Georgia was found dead on Thursday in a bizarre gas poisoning that robs the inexperienced president, Mikhail Saakashvili, of a steadying hand to help run his turbulent country.
		Saakashvili called his ministers to an emergency meeting of the national security council to discuss the death of one of the few political heavyweights in a leadership catapulted to power by a popular uprising a year ago.
		The prime minister was one of a trio of leaders who spearheaded the "Rose Revolution" in late 2003 that toppled veteran leader Eduard Shevardnadze and set Georgia on a pro-Western reform path.
	www.int.iol.co.za /?click_id=3&art_id=qw1107422101527B262&set_id= (631 words)

	Georgia (country) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Georgia (Georgian: საქართველო Sakartvelo), known from 1990 to 1995 as the Republic of Georgia, is a country to the east of the Black Sea in the southern Caucasus.
		Two Georgian Kingdoms of late antiquity, Iberia in the east of the country and Egrisi in the west, were among the first nations in the region to adopt Christianity (In 317 AD and 523 AD, respectively.) Iberia soon became a part of the Persian Empire.
		In November, 1990 - March, 1991 one of the leaders of the National-Liberation movement, Dr. Zviad Gamsakhurdia (1939-1993) was the Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Georgia (a National Parliament).
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/G/Georgia-(country).htm (2290 words)

	Georgia-Prime-Minister (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Georgians pay tribute to late Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania as they pass his coffin with his body covered by a Georgian flag in the Holy Trinity cathedral in Tbilisi, Georgia.
		TBILISI, Georgia (AP) - Mourners streamed into a cramped living room where Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania's body lay in a coffin Saturday, two days after the man widely credited as one of the country's most honourable politicians was found dead.
		Georgia has a history of political intrigue that sometimes turns violent and the climate of mistrust of officials is strong.
	www.cp.org /premium/ONLINE/member/World/050205/w020587A.html (441 words)

	Georgia In Incorporate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Speakers of a georgia in incorporate great many aboriginal languages live in Canada; however, all but a few of the aboriginal languages are in decline.
		The rapidly growing population of georgia in incorporate the state is straining all of its transportation networks.
		Birmingham became georgia in incorporate a centre of the British canal and later railway networks in the early 19th century.
	incorporate.hostrim.com /georgia/in-incorporate.html (773 words)

	Georgia: Abkhaz prime minister rejects criticism of privatization plans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		However, there were no proposals," Abkhaz prime minister Aleksandr Ankvab said at the third republican conference of the social-political movement Yedinaya Abkhazia [on 2 June], responding to several speakers who criticized government appointments.
		The prime minister believes that there is more talk about a rift in society than a rift itself.
		The prime minister told those at the conference that the government would follow the course it set out during the election.
	news.monstersandcritics.com /mediamonitor/article_1005609.php/Georgia_Abkhaz_prime_minister_rejects_criticism_of_privatization_plans (886 words)

	New Georgian PM promises continuity
		The new prime minister, due to be confirmed in office by parliament later on Friday, stressed that he had participated "in the majority of the government's decisions" in the economic sphere as finance minister.
		The new prime minister said his priority would be to "pursue the deregulation of the economy and reduce the state's role" through new privatizations.
		The prime minister indicated that he would work "peacefully and through economic means" first on the question of South Ossetia.
	www.turkishpress.com /news.asp?ID=37242 (435 words)

	ReliefWeb » Document Preview » OCHA Georgia Information Bulletin Apr 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Prime Minister of Georgia Zurab Zhvania and Defence Minister Gela Bezhuashvili visited the United States during 25-30 April 25, for a five-day official visit.
		Prime Minister of Georgia Zurab Zhvania and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman signed agreement in Washington on presenting 50,000 tones of wheat to Georgia.
		Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania noted that the donation will be used to maintain stability in Georgian wheat market, while the received funds will be moved to the state budget.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/rwb.nsf/AllDocsByUNID/60aa6979b0ffa956c1256e8b004079cf (2126 words)

	Remarks with Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania
		I thanked the Prime Minister for the support that Georgia has provided to the United States on the war on terrorism, and especially the direct support they have provided to us in Iraq.
		We talked about the efforts that Georgia is making to restore confidence in its government and its political institutions throughout the civil society as well, and we talked about the situation in Ajara.
		I expressed to the Prime Minister our hopes that they could achieve their desired goals through political and economic measures and hoped that it would not result in any kind of violence.
	www.state.gov /secretary/former/powell/remarks/31815.htm (951 words)

	Boston.com / News / World / Europe / Georgia Buries Prime Minister, Pledges to Stay Course (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili presided over the burial of his friend and ally Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania on Sunday, pledging to stick with the liberal course threatened by Zhvania's accidental death.
		Many fear Georgia may suffer without his moderating counsel, raising concerns in Western states that are building a key oil export pipeline through the NATO-hopeful country.
		Analysts say Zhvania restrained his impulsive president, who will head the government until a replacement prime minister is found, especially in dealings with rebel governments in the regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, and in relations with northern neighbor Russia.
	www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2005/02/06/georgia_buries_prime_minister_pledges_to_stay_course?mode=PF (436 words)

	OMRI Daily Digest, Vol. 2, No. 215, 96-11-06
		The prime minister's post also represents a problem; it should go to a Bosnian Serb, as it is the country's second-biggest community, but it is unlikely representatives will propose a moderate rather than a hardliner, whom the other communities are unlikely to accept.
		Foreign Minister Mate Granic said on 5 November that Croatia is opposed to the EU's group approach to bids for membership by the countries of former Yugoslavia, AFP reported.
		Prime Minister Alexander Meksi visited the scene and described the explosion as a terrorist act with a political motive.
	www.hri.org /news/balkans/omri/1996/96-11-06.omri.html (1644 words)

	Prime Minister of Georgia brifes Security Council (April 29, 2004) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Prime Minister of Georgia brifes Security Council (April 29, 2004)
		The new Government in Georgia was committed to serious reforms and to the peaceful resolution of the conflict in Abkhazia, its Prime Minister, Zurab Zhvania, told the Security Council this morning.
		The Government had also detained several criminal groups operating in western Georgia, especially in areas adjacent to Abkhazia, which had been involved in kidnappings and abductions, and were connected to the kidnapping of personnel of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG).
	www.un.org /av/photo/sc/sc042904.htm (272 words)

	Print (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Prime Minister confirmed Latvia’s commitment to expand economic cooperation between both countries and long-term trade that will be strengthened by today’s signing of a joint declaration.
		During the meeting, the Prime Ministers discussed opportunities for preparing and signing several bilateral agreements in order to promote further development of political, economic, cultural, educational, and other types of cooperation.
		The Prime Minister of Latvia proposed closer cooperation of sectoral ministries and local governments of both countries, inter alia, through sister cities and sister universities.
	www.mk.gov.lv /index.php/en?id=1286&page=1667 (364 words)

	Crosswalk.com - PM''s Death Could Complicate Georgia''s Political Problems
		The deaths of both the prime minister and his friend, who was deputy governor of one of Georgia's regions, are investigation, and Georgian media reports said FBI experts may be called in.
		Putin's foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, strongly denied Georgian lawmaker Alexander Shalamberidze's claims that Russia was behind the deaths.
		Shalamberidze alleged that both the death of the prime minister and a car bombing that killed three policemen near in a city near the South Ossetia border on Tuesday were connected and the work of "certain forces operating in Russia."
	www.crosswalk.com /news/1311085.html (619 words)

	Georgia Prime Minister Dies In Reported 'Gas Leak'
		, Georgia - Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania was killed early Thursday by an apparent gas leak while at a friendís house, the ex-Soviet republicís interior minister said.
		advertisement Interior Minister Vano Merabishvili said in a live broadcast on Rustavi-2 television that security guards broke through a window when they heard no sign of life inside the friendís home several hours after the prime minister arrived.
		A longtime politician born in 1963, Zhvania was part of the opposition to former Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze and played a role in protests that prompted led to Shevardnadzeís ouster after against allegedly fraudulent elections in November 2003.
	www.rense.com /general62/inc.htm (158 words)

	Gas leak kills Prime Minister of Georgia?
		Moscow - Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania of Georgia, a young reformer of 41, and the ally of President Mikhail Saakashvili, died early today with accidental poisoning.
		Saakashvili later announced he would assume the responsibility of the Prime Minister and that also of the president; time demands as such.
		According to New York Times, a member of parliament, Alexander Shalamberidze, insinuated that his death was part of a plot orchestrated by "certain forces" in Russia that included the bombing of a police station in the city of Gori that killed 3 and wounded more than 20 earlier this week.
	internationalreporter.com /news/read.php?id=465 (374 words)

	ABC News: Georgia President Nominates Prime Minister (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		TBILISI, Georgia Feb 8, 2005 —; Georgia's president nominated his finance minister as the new head of government Tuesday, nearly a week after the death of Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania from carbon monoxide poisoning.
		He remained in that post through the fraud-tainted elections of late 2003 that gave rise to weeks of popular protests that came to be known as the Rose Revolution.
		Georgia has been hobbled by corruption, violence and war since the breakup of the Soviet Union.
	abcnews.go.com /International/wireStory?id=482615&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312 (362 words)

	Georgia Mourns Prime Minister Death - Prensa Latina (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Tbilisi, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) The demise of Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania s plunged the entire nation into mourning on Sunday, while representatives from 50 countries and world organizations expressed their sympathy and travelled to Tbilisi for the funeral.
		According to Interior Minister Vano Merabishvili, the PM was found dead at a Tbilisi apartment belonging to his friend Raul Yusupov, vice governor of the Kvemo Kartli region.
		The recent suicide of one of Zhvania´s closest collaborators made people somewhat distrustful of the prime minister´s death, and some Georgians believe it was an attack part of a fight for power.
	www.plenglish.com /Article.asp?ID={65CA47CA-3C4F-4BD2-AE96-35BAC20DDECB}&language=EN (250 words)

	PM of Georgia dies of gas poisoning - Wikinews
		Georgia –Zurab Zhvania, Prime Minister of Georgia, was found dead of gas poisoning at a friend's home.
		Zhavani was visiting in the home of Raul Usupov, deputy governor from the Kvemo-Kartli region, when an apparent carbon monoxide leak from a gas space heater overcame and killed both him and his host.
		Carbon monoxide poisoning is not unknown in Georgia; 45 deaths by carbon monoxide poisoning are reported by the official Russian Information Agency.
	en.wikinews.org /wiki/PM_of_Georgia_dies_of_gas_poisoning (328 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Europe \| Georgia prime minister found dead
		Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania has been found dead in an apartment in Tbilisi, apparently poisoned by gas from a faulty heater.
		"Georgia has lost a great patriot whose entire life was devoted to tireless and selfless service to our country.
		Deputy Prime Minister Giorgi Baramidze is reported to have been asked to act as prime minister on a temporary basis.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/4233737.stm (437 words)

	GEORGIA'S NEW PRIME MINISTER COMES FROM ZHVANIA'S TEAM - Eurasia Daily Monitor
		The mysterious death of Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania did not trigger an immediate political crisis as feared, but the incident has drawn additional attention to the continuing backstage discord in the ruling party.
		While waiting for the announcement of a new prime minister, Elene Tevdoradze, chair of the parliamentary committee for human rights, acted as an informal spokesperson for Zhvania's faction in parliament.
		Saakashvili tapped Finance Minister Zurab Nogaideli, a close associate of Zhvania, as prime minister, after first considering Valery Chechelashvili, Georgia's ambassador to Russia and a politically neutral figure.
	www.jamestown.org /edm/article.php?article_id=2369257 (800 words)

	Boston.com / News / World / Europe / Georgian prime minister dies in natural gas leak
		TBILISI, Georgia -- Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania, who helped lead the peaceful protests that forced Georgia's corruption-tainted administration from power two years ago, died early today in an apparent gas leak, the ex-Soviet republic's interior minister said.
		Zhvania, 41, was at a friend's house when the accident occurred, Interior Minister Vano Merabishvili said in a live broadcast on Rustavi-2 television.
		Central heating is scarce in Georgia, and many people use gas or wood stoves in their homes.
	www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2005/02/03/georgian_prime_minister_dies_in_natural_gas_leak?mode=PF (320 words)

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