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	Columbia Law : Mikheil Saakashvili 1994
		Saakashvili became the youngest president in Europe in a landslide that captured more than 85 percent of the vote.
		Saakashvili have suggested his presidency might be impaired by inexperience and his youth, they may be underestimating a president audacious enough to raise the EU flag over the Georgian Parliament - ahead of actual admission to the union.
		Saakashvili was soon mounting daily protests - drawing tens of thousands of discontented supporters - against parliamentary elections marred by fraudulent practices.
	www.law.columbia.edu /intl/intl_students/m_saakashvili (482 words)

	President of Georgia
		President Saakashvili was born in Tbilisi, Georgia on 21 December 1967, and is eldest son of three brothers.
		In one storied moment, Minister Saakashvili brought incriminating photos to a televised meeting of the government, photos that were proof of corruption among his ministers who were at the table.
		Mikheil Saakashvili and the late Zurab Zhvania, a member of Parliament from the "United Democrats" party, united to reject the election results and called on the public to protest and to protest in public.
	www.president.gov.ge /?l=E&m=1&sm=3 (1772 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Europe \| Profile: Mikhail Saakashvili
		Mikhail Saakashvili, 36, has built himself the reputation of a crusader against corruption and an enemy of poverty.
		Mr Saakashvili is proud of his own achievements, which he believes qualify him to deal with his country's problems.
		But while Mr Saakashvili has vigorously pursued his goal of radical change and a "velvet revolution", he appears to retain an affection for his former mentor.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/europe/3231852.stm (528 words)

	Bloomberg.com: Europe
		Saakashvili imposed a state of emergency on Nov. 7, provoking criticism from his Western allies.
		Saakashvili has forged closer ties with Europe and the U.S. since coming to power in the 2003 Rose Revolution.
		Saakashvili accused Russia of encouraging the protests with the aim of toppling his government.
	www.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=20601085&sid=aySZSIXtPf6M (492 words)

	Eunomia · Not What He’s Cracked Up To Be
		They think this in no small part simply because Saakashvili is anti-Russian and therefore a “democrat,” while Putin is a Russian nationalist and therefore obviously the next coming of Stalin.
		Saakashvili is a pliable ruler of a pro-American satellite government, and is therefore high-minded and good, while Putin is being cast as our enemy.
		Saakashvili can do less because his government is much less powerful, but he is not the reforming pro-Western hero that some want to make him out to be.
	larison.org /2007/09/04/not-what-hes-cracked-up-to-be (1363 words)

	President Bush Welcomes President Saakashvili of Georgia to the White House
		And therefore, the five of us -- Russia, South Korea, Japan, China, and the United States -- spoke with one voice about the rocket launches, and we will work together to continue to remind the leader of North Korea that there is a better way forward for his people.
		PRESIDENT SAAKASHVILI: You know, regarding the -- I mean, I'm not intervening off the agenda, but one thing I have to tell you, in Georgia that I just sent over to President Bush the letter that Georgian freedom fighters sent seventy years ago, and it never made it to the White House.
		It was intercepted by KGB and all the people who wrote it were shot.
	www.whitehouse.gov /news/releases/2006/07/20060705-4.html (1883 words)

	MIKHEIL SAAKASHVILI : Encyclopedia Entry
		Mikheil Saakashvili was born in Tbilisi, the capital of the then-Soviet Socialist Republic of Georgia to a Georgian intelligentsia family.
		In January 2000, Saakashvili was appointed Vice-President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
		Saakashvili's UNM and Burdjanadze-Democrats united to demand the ouster of Shevardnadze and the rerun of the elections.
	www.bibleocean.com /OmniDefinition/Mikheil_Saakashvili (1798 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: President of Georgia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		See also: Politics of Abkhazia Mikhail Saakashvili briefing the press at UN headquarters Mikhail Saakashvili (Georgian: and#4315;and#4312;and#4334;and#4308;and#4312;and#4314; and#4321;and#4304;and#4304;and#4313;and#4304;and#4328;and#4309;and#4312;and#4314;and#4312;) (born December 21, 1967), Georgian jurist and politician, is the President of Georgia.
		Mikheil Saakashvili and his supporters marched on the parliament carrying roses as a symbol of nonviolence The Rose Revolution (Georgian: áƒ•áƒáƒ áƒ“áƒ”áƒ‘áƒ˜áƒ¡ áƒ áƒ”áƒ•áƒáƒšáƒ£áƒªáƒ˜áƒ;) refers to a peaceful 2003 revolution in the country of Georgia that displaced president Eduard Shevardnadze.
		Mikhail Saakashvili briefing the press at UN headquarters Mikhail Saakashvili (Georgian: and#4315;and#4312;and#4334;and#4308;and#4312;and#4314; and#4321;and#4304;and#4304;and#4313;and#4304;and#4328;and#4309;and#4312;and#4314;and#4312;) (born December 21, 1967), Georgian jurist and politician, is the President of Georgia.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/President-of-Georgia (1778 words)

	Mikheil Saakashvili Comes into His Own in Israel - Kommersant Moscow
		Saakashvili was due to take part in an international conference entitled "Transit: Global Energy and Political Tendencies" and to receive an honorary doctorate from Haifa University.
		Saakashvili caused a stir among the attendees of the conference with his speech accepting the doctorate.
		Saakashvili's speech: in one example, Kazakh deputy prime minister Karim Masimov said that Georgia is one of the main partners of his country, and Kazakhstan occupies a leading role in investment in Georgia.
	www.kommersant.com /p718500/r_538 (1139 words)

	SAAKASHVILI RELIES ON COMBINATION OF OLD AND NEW TO ASSERT AUTHORITY
		Saakashvili’s January 25 inauguration sought to connect his incoming administration with some of the country’s ancient heroes.
		Saakashvili struck an optimistic tone in his address, hinting that a major task for the new administration would be to harness the popular energy generated by the so-called Rose Revolution that forced Shevardnadze’s resignation in November.
		Saakashvili’s smash-mouth political style during the election campaign prompted concern that he would prove a divisive force if he came to power.
	www.kafkas.org.tr /perspektif/2004_subat/16_Jaba%20Devdariani_26.1.2004.htm (1040 words)

	NCSJ - NY Times Profile: Mikhail Saakashvili
		Saakashvili promises the country will be ready for European Union consideration within three years, will have reconstituted borders within five years and will operate under the rule of law pretty much immediately.
		Saakashvili argues that the difference is in the historical moment -- he has learned from the others' failures, he says -- and in his electorate too.
		Saakashvili told me that he realizes that many of the country's most pressing problems, like territorial integrity and judicial reform, will have to be dealt with gradually, with careful compromises.
	www.ncsj.org /AuxPages/053004NYT_Saak.shtml (2765 words)

	ISN Security Watch - Saakashviliâs campaign against corruption
		Even as Georgians rejoiced Mikhail Saakashvili's victory, activists stated that the new government would have to prove it was better at fighting corruption than the former president, otherwise Saakashvili would share his fate.
		Mikhail Saakashvili, a former justice minister in Shevardnadze's government from 2000-2001, was voted into office 4 January 2004 with 96 per cent of the vote.
		Originally seen as Shevardnadze's groomed pupil, Saakashvili left his position as the justice minister, citing that he believed it was "immoral" to remain a part of the corrupt government.
	www.isn.ethz.ch /news/sw/details.cfm?ID=10423 (1848 words)

	ISN Security Watch - A bold Saakashvili rises to the occasion
		Saakashvili may also have been counting on staying any thoughts of regime change by forcing the opposition to show its patriotism by siding with Tbilisi over Moscow.
		Changing the rules of the game without a bloody conflict is exactly what Saakashvili is striving for, and so far, he has proven an adept strategist who has continually managed to take the war of words to the brink of conflict without going over the edge.
		Saakashvili achieves a great deal without forcing an escalation of the conflict or prompting the international community to show its hand before it is ready.
	www.isn.ethz.ch /news/sw/details.cfm?id=16741 (757 words)

	FOR MEDIA: GEORGIA & USA VISIT
		In one storied moment, Minister Saakashvili brought incriminating photos to a televised meeting of the government, photos that were proof of corruption among his ministers who were at the table.
		Mikheil Saakashvili and the late Zurab Zhvania, a member of Parliament from the “United Democrats” party, united to reject the election results and called on the public to protest and to protest in public.
		Saakashvili was determined that the protests would be determinedly non-violent, lawful and constitutional.
	www.georgiawelcomesusa.com /biography.htm (1773 words)

	SAAKASHVILI REPLACES TBILISI MAYOR WITH PRESIDENTIAL INSIDER - Eurasia Daily Monitor
		Saakashvili nominated Chiaberashvili to be Georgia's ambassador to the Council of Europe.
		Saakashvili said that Giorgi Arveladze, the general secretary of the ruling National Movement party and a member of parliament, would "temporarily" take over the duties of the head of the presidential administration.
		Saakashvili particularly praised Ugulava's contribution to the 2003 Rose Revolution in Tbilisi and the bloodless revolution in Ajaria.
	jamestown.org /edm/article.php?article_id=2370010 (888 words)

	Georgia Saakashvili Sworn In as New President
		Saakashvili, his hand on Georgia's constitution, took the presidential oath in front of the parliament building where two months ago he led protesters who evicted longtime former President Eduard Shevardnadze.
		Saakashvili raised the European Union flag opposite the new Georgian flag on the parliament steps, signaling his desire for integration with the West.
		Saakashvili said that one of the new leadership's key tasks is to "uproot corruption" that has kept the economy mired in its post-Soviet morass.
	www.templetonthorp.com /pl/news513 (854 words)

	News: Caucasus (Armenia; Azerbaijan; Georgia), Georgia: Saakashvili: UN must change focus on conflict resolution
		Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said on September 15 that the UN "must change" and the issue of conflict resolution must become a higher priority for the United Nations.
		President Saakashvili was speaking while addressing a high-level plenary meeting of the 60th session of the UN General Assembly in New York on Thursday.
		Saakashvili said that democracy "is on the rise in our region… but it needs security and stability in order to be permanent.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/VBOL-6GAHRR?OpenDocument (480 words)

	Columbia Magazine
		Saakashvili found the place in a post-Soviet shambles — full of drab, decrepit wooden desks and chairs, along with evidence of the cats Shevardnadze had brought in to address the building’s rat problem.
		Saakashvili scored another popular victory with one of his first acts as president, taking control of a breakaway seaside region called Adjaria.
		Saakashvili and other reform-minded Georgians with patriotic pangs have come home to help out, putting into action their classroom studies of elections and other democratic institutions.
	www.columbia.edu /cu/alumni/Magazine/Winter2005/saakashvili.html (2157 words)

	The Antidote to Conflict: Saakashvili’s Priorities \| Young Professionals in Foreign Policy
		While Saakashvili can be excitable and outspoken on the issues of Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Georgia-Russia relations, he is also prudent and – as the recent handling of the Kodori Gorge situation has shown – shrewd when the stakes get high.
		So, when in the UN General Assembly Saakashvili calls for the removal of Russian forces acting as so-called “peacekeepers” in Georgia’s separatist territories, or announces to Russia that “enough is enough,” his words should be taken as the honest and determined diplomatic statements that they are, not as precursors to war.
		This is not to say that Saakashvili’s government is not committed to the defense of the nation were it to come to serious conflict with any actors in the region.
	www.ypfp.org /node/350 (1070 words)

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		Saakashvili's war rhetoric appears to be a stratagem to force a confrontation with Russia, claiming Russian forces cannot maintain security in the region — with the hope that Georgia's newfound ally, the United States, will side with it as Saakashvili attempts to reclaim authority over all of sovereign Georgia.
		Saakashvili desires to complete the "Rose Revolution" in a bid toward nationwide reunification as a substitute for slow and uninspiring economic and political reform results centered on his Tbilisi-centric constituency.
		Saakashvili is pushing to reunite his divided country on the back of his own sense of nationalism, anti-corruption and personal sense of political survival.
	www.inthenationalinterest.com /Articles/Vol3Issue32/Vol3Issue32Lavelle.html (977 words)

	Georgia: Saakashvili Inaugurated As President - RADIO FREE EUROPE / RADIO LIBERTY (Site not responding. Last check: )
		He is promising to lift the country from its post-Soviet morass of economic decline, civil wars, and corruption in order to launch a new era of stability and growth.
		Saakashvili told reporters that he would try to maintain good relations with both the United States and Russia while doing what is best for Georgia.
		Saakashvili said he welcomes a personal meeting with Putin to discuss bilateral relations.
	www.rferl.org /featuresarticle/2004/1/60F36F85-31DA-4E11-BBAA-4E54B9FEDB00.html (874 words)

	US Blinded by Love for Saakashvili - by Mark Almond
		Saakashvili's rhetoric echoes the justifications given by Soviet officials in 1983 after a South Korean airliner was shot down for violating the Soviet Union's "sacred, sovereign airspace," as Marshal Nikolai Ogarkov put it at the time.
		Watching Saakashvili's tirades against separatists and his enthusiastic reception in the United States is like witnessing a crazy rerun of Georgia's smash-up in 1992.
		Saakashvili may have ousted Shevardnadze with only a few broken skulls – what the media call a "bloodless revolution" but Abkhazia and South Ossetia may be tougher nuts to crack.
	www.antiwar.com /orig/almond.php?articleid=3283 (1228 words)

	SAAKASHVILI’S U.N. ADDRESS TRANSFORMS DISCUSSION ON POST-SOVIET CONFLICTS - Eurasia Daily Monitor
		Saakashvili outlined the process by which “these regions are being annexed” through military force and handover of Russian citizenship to local residents, directly violating international law.
		Saakashvili called attention to the heavy arming of Abkhaz and South Ossetian forces by Russia and frequently held joint exercises of secessionist and Russian forces.
		On their track record, Saakashvili noted, “The inherited peacekeeping frameworks and negotiating formats neither promote peace nor encourage any genuine negotiation.They have served to perpetuate, rather than resolve the conflicts.” In the course of 12 years, Russia’s “peacekeepers” have failed to facilitate the return of Georgian refugees to Abkhazia.
	jamestown.org /edm/article.php?article_id=2371494 (680 words)

	Pravda.RU Mikhail Saakashvili institutes economic blockade of Adjaria
		Saakashvili also said that the deadline he gave Abashidze to meet his ultimatum expired Monday night, and that the central authorities have now assumed control of the port of Batumi, as well as the airport and customs in Sarpi, on the border with Turkey.
		Saakashvili added that the curtailment of the operation of communications exchanges was a temporary measure.
		Saakashvili also said that a criminal investigation for murder has been launched by the General Procurator's Office of Georgia against a vice-minister for internal affairs of Adjaria.
	www.newsfromrussia.com /world/2004/03/16/52801.html (1662 words)

	EurasiaNet Eurasia Insight - Saakashvili Secures Presidency Amid Heavy Turnout in Georgia
		In declaring victory, Saakashvili stressed that the voting went relatively smoothly and was largely untainted by irregularities.
		Although Saakashvili appeared to largely achieve his aim of securing victory without the appearance of large-scale fraud, at least one prominent political enemy alleged that vote-rigging had occurred.
		Saakashvili said he intends to appoint Zurab Zhvania, one of the leaders of the current provisional government, to the post.
	www.eurasianet.org /departments/insight/articles/eav010504.shtml (799 words)

	Saakashvili Promises to Lead Georgia to Unified Future - 2004-01-25
		Saakashvili took the presidential oath of office outside parliament, which was the rallying point for last November's massive street protests that peacefully ended long-time leader Eduard Shevardnadze's rule.
		Saakashvili placed his hand on the constitution and pledged to lead Georgia to a brighter, more unified future.
		Saakashvili said he would dedicate his presidency to Georgia's poor, as well as to what he called the nation's hopeful youth.
	www.voanews.com /english/archive/2004-01/a-2004-01-25-7-Saakashvili.cfm (519 words)

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