Gennady Gagulia
| Gennady Leonid-ipa Gagulia | |
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| Head of the Presidential Administration | |
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In office 15 December 2003 – 18 June 2004 |
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| President | Vladislav Ardzinba |
| Preceded by | Miron Agrba |
| 5th Prime Minister of Abkhazia | |
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In office 29 November 2002 – 8 April 2003 |
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| President | Vladislav Ardzinba |
| Preceded by | Anri Jergenia |
| Succeeded by | Raul Khajimba |
| 1st Prime Minister of Abkhazia | |
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In office January 1995 – 29 April 1997 |
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| President | Vladislav Ardzinba |
| Succeeded by | Sergei Bagapsh |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
4 January 1948 Lykhny, Gudauta district, Abkhazian ASSR, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Abkhaz |
Gennady (Genadi) Leonid-ipa Gagulia (Abkhaz: Геннадии Леонид-иҧа Гагәлиа, Georgian: გენადი გაგულია; born 4 January 1948) is a two-time former Prime Minister of Abkhazia (January 1995 – April 1997, November 2002 – April 2003) and the current head of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
In 1972 he graduated from Civil Engineering Department of the Belarusian Polytechnic Institute. From 1973 to 1977 he worked at Stroymaster as superintendent, chief engineer, head of the construction site. From 1977 to 1986 he was Deputy Director of Works Catering Lake Riza, From 1986 to 1991 he was the chairman of the Gudauta district consumer cooperatives. From 1991 to 1992 he worked at the State Committee for Foreign Economic Relations, Council of Ministers - Abkhaz ASSR. From 1992 to 1995 He was Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Abkhazia. During the Georgian-Abkhaz war in the early 1990s, Gagulia was a member of the Abkhazian Defense Committee, which was responsible for, among other things, the distribution of food, at a time when Abkhazian forces only controlled a section of the country.
Gennady Gagulia was the first person to fill the post of prime minister which came into existence with the adoption of the Constitution of Abkhazia in 1994. Gagulia was appointed in January 1995.
As prime minister Gagulia had a reputation for being the most strongly pro-Russian of Abkhazia's prime ministers. He steadfastly opposed both reunification with Georgia and the withdrawal of Russian troops from the Georgian-Abkhaz border. He has also alluded to the possibility of Abkhazia unifying with Russia.
Gagulia was also heavily involved in negotiations over the future of Abkhazia, choosing to handle negotiations himself, rather than sending envoys, as has generally been the case with other Abkhaz leaders. In this role, he has met with a number of foreign leaders, including the Presidents of Russia Vladimir Putin and of Georgia Eduard Shevardnadze.
In 1997, Gagulia resigned from the prime ministership, citing health reasons. In between his two stints as prime minister, Gagulia was the chair of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Abkhazia. He was also deputy prime minister under Anri Jergenia. When Jergenia was fired on 29 November 2002, Gagulia was appointed prime minister for the second time.
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