Benia Chkhikvishvili
Benia Chkhikvishvili | |
|---|---|
| ბენია ჩხიკვიშვილი (Georgian) | |
| File:Benia Chkhikvishvili.jpg | |
| President of the Republic of Guria | |
| In office 1905–1906 | |
| Preceded by | Post Created |
| Succeeded by | Post Abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1881 |
| Died | 1924 (aged 42–43) |
| Nationality | Georgian |
| Party | Social Democratic Party of Georgia |
| Signature | File:Benia Chkhikvishvili signature.svg |
Beniamin "Benia" Chkhikvishvili (also spelled Bénia Tchkhikvichvili, Georgian: ბენია ჩხიკვიშვილი; 1881–1924) was a Georgian politician who was involved in the Social Democratic movement in the early 20th century. An active member of the Menshevik party, he led the 1905 revolution in Guria ("Gurian Republic"),[1] a Georgian province on the Black Sea. He became a de facto head of the peasant government, sometimes described by the contemporary observers as a "Gurian president" or even "Gurian king".[2]
During the short-lived independent Democratic Republic of Georgia, he served as a mayor of Tiflis, the capital of Georgia (1919–1920). After the Soviet invasion of Georgia, he immigrated to France, where he became an official owner of the Leuville chateau, a residence of the Georgian government-in-exile.[3]
He returned to Georgia in 1923 to take part in the preparations for a general uprising against the Bolshevik regime. He was arrested, however, and executed.
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- (French) Ière République de Géorgie.
- (French) Ière République de Géorgie en exil Archived 21 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine.
- 1881 births
- 1924 deaths
- Emigrants from Georgia (country) to France
- Exiles from Georgia (country)
- Revolutionaries from Georgia (country)
- Mayors of Tbilisi
- Mensheviks
- People from Georgia (country) executed by the Soviet Union
- People from Guria
- Revolutionaries of the Russian Revolution
- Russian Social Democratic Labour Party members
- Social Democratic Party of Georgia politicians
- Politicians from the Russian Empire
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- Georgia (country) politician stubs
- Russian politician stubs