President Zviad K. Gamsakhurdia (1939-1993)

MEMORIAL PAGE OF THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA, DR.ZVIAD K. GAMSAKHURDIA (31.03.1939 - 31.12.1993)His Excellency, Dr. Zviad K. Gamsakhurdia (1939-1993) was an outstanding Georgianscientist, writer, politician and public benefactor, one of the leaders of the National-Liberation and Human Rights movements in Georgia (1960s - 1990) and the firstdemocratically elected President of the Republic of Georgia.Z. Gamsakhurdia was born in Tbilisi on the March 31, 1939. His father Dr. Konstantine

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S. Gamsakhurdia (1893-1975) was the Classic of Georgian Literature of the XXcentury, well-known public benefactor, outstanding scientist (philologist, literaturecritic, politologist and philosopher), founder of the Georgian scientific school ofStudy of the life and works of J.W. Goethe, one of founders of the Faculty of WesternLanguages of the Tbilisi State University, Doctor of Philosophy of the BerlinUniversity, Academician (Full Member) of the Georgian Academy of Sciences,Laureate of the Shota Rustaveli State Prize of Georgia. Konstantine Gamsakhurdiawas also one of leaders of the National-Liberation movement of Georgia (1920-30's).In 1924-1925 and 1926-1928 he was repressed by KGB. Konstantine Gamsakhurdiawas author of the Nowel "The Great Master's Arm" (1939), the tetralogy "David theBuilder" (1942-1961) and other outstanding literary works. In 1912-1919 many papersof K. Gamsakhurdia were published in the German Press ("SuddeutscheMonatschefte", "Munchener Neusten Nachrichten", "Der Neue Orient", "DeutscheRundschau"). In 1918 he was Member of the Board of the Constituent Society of theTbilisi State University and in 1920-1924 - Associate Professor of German language ofthis University. In 1918-1919 he was the 1st Secretary of the Embassy of theDemocratic Republic of Georgia (1918-1921) in Germany, in 1920 - PlenipotentiaryEnvoy of the Democratic Republic of Georgia in Italy. In Germany were published 2books of Konstantine Gamsakhurdia in the field of Politology: "The Caucasus in theWorld War" (Weimar, 1916) and "The Oriental Politics of England and Russia" (Berlin,1917).

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Academician Konstantine S. Gamsakhurdia (1893-1975)IN 1955 the future prominent leaders of the National-liberation and Human Rightsmovement in Georgia, - Zviad Gamsakhurdia and Merab Kostava, together with somelikeminded persons then in the age of 15-16 years old, initiated and established anunderground youth patriotic organization "Gorgasliani", which printed and spreadproclamations about Human Rights violations in Georgia, and anti-Soviet and anti-totalitarian character. The activists of "Gorgasliani" tried to give to the wellknownevents of 1956 a background of Human Rights and National-liberation. The extremelyrisky and dedicated activities of this patriotic youth organization was not unnoticedby the KGB, which was known for its brutality. 3-5 April, 1957 members of"Gorgasliani" were charged (cr.case No 457). After six months of detention in theKGB-isolator they were released on conditional penalty because they were underage. After that Mr. Zviad Gamsakhurdia and Mr. Merab Kostava became the subjectsof open or secret observation of the Soviet repressive system.1958-1962 - Student of the Faculty of Western Languages and Literature of the TbilisiState University. 1963-1977 - Research Worker of the Shota Rustaveli Institute of the

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