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Tengiz Kitovani

1938 - 2023

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Tengiz Kitovani (Georgian: თენგიზ კიტოვანი tengiz k’it’ovani; 9 June 1938 – 13 November 2023) was a Georgian politician and military commander with high-profile involvement in the Georgian Civil War early in the 1990s when he commanded the National Guard of Georgia. Kitovani also served as a minister of defense until being gradually sidelined by Eduard Shevardnadze who had earlier been invited to lead the nation after a successful coup d'etat launched by Kitovani and his allies against President Zviad Gamsakhurdia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tengiz Kitovani is the 12,571st most popular politician (down from 7,945th in 2019), the 149th most popular biography from Georgia (down from 77th in 2019) and the 70th most popular Georgian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Tengiz Kitovani ranks 12,571 out of 19,576. Before him are Amyntas II of Macedon, Adalbert, Duke of Lorraine, Filippos Karvelas, Henry of Scotland, Alexey Bestuzhev-Ryumin, and Uesugi Harunori. After him are José Joaquín Pérez, Ed Lee, Walter Sisulu, Lowell Weicker, Ċensu Tabone, and Zhou Fohai.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Tengiz Kitovani ranks 297. Before him are Pascale Petit, Cayetano Ré, Scilla Gabel, Valentin Mankin, Barry Jackson, and Freddie Hubbard. After him are Rolf Wolfshohl, Aleksei Yuryevich German, Pachín, Teresa de Lauretis, Spencer Johnson, and Kurt Moll. Among people deceased in 2023, Tengiz Kitovani ranks 250. Before him are Vassilis Vassilikos, Denny Laine, Edgar Schein, Slim Borgudd, Antonio Juliano, and Dariush Mehrjui. After him are Lowell Weicker, Colin Burgess, Ilya Kabakov, Ernst Tugendhat, Doyle Brunson, and Nadja Tiller.

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In Georgia

Among people born in Georgia, Tengiz Kitovani ranks 149 out of 406. Before him are Tengiz Sigua (1934), Nana Jorjadze (1948), Vakhushti of Kartli (1696), Pharasmanes II of Iberia (100), Lev Knipper (1898), and Shota Arveladze (1973). After him are Mikheil Javakhishvili (1880), Gregory of Tatev (1346), Merab Kostava (1939), Irakli Abashidze (1909), Arnold Chikobava (1898), and Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani (1658).

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Among POLITICIANS In Georgia

Among politicians born in Georgia, Tengiz Kitovani ranks 70. Before him are Sauromaces I of Iberia (-250), Alexander Khatisian (1874), Alimardan Topchubashov (1862), Filipp Makharadze (1868), Tengiz Sigua (1934), and Pharasmanes II of Iberia (100). After him are Giorgi Kvirikashvili (1967), Givi Javakhishvili (1912), Badri Patarkatsishvili (1955), David IX of Georgia (1400), Levan Tediashvili (1948), and Mikhail Tskhakaya (1865).

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