Konstantin Ozgan
| Konstantin Ozgan Константин Озган კონსტანტინე ოზგანი |
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| Chairman of the Council of Elders of Abkhazia | |
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In office 31 July 2009 – 22 March 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Pavel Adzynba |
| Succeeded by | Apollon Shinkuba |
| Deputy Speaker of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia | |
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In office 2002–2007 |
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| First Vice Premier and Minister for the Economy of Abkhazia | |
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In office 1997–1999 |
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| President | Vladislav Ardzinba |
| 4th Minister for Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia | |
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In office August 1996 – April 1997 |
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| President | Vladislav Ardzinba |
| Preceded by | Leonid Lakerbaia |
| Succeeded by | Sergei Shamba |
| Personal details | |
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May 15, 1939 Lykhny, Gudauta district, Abkhazian ASSR, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 22 March 2016 (aged 76) |
| Nationality | Abkhaz |
Konstantin Ozgan (Abkhaz: Константин Озган, Georgian: კონსტანტინე ოზგანი) was a leading politician in Abkhazia serving i.a. as Supreme Soviet Chairman, Foreign Minister, Economy Minister, First Vice Premier and as Chairman of the Council of Elders of Abkhazia
Konstantin Ozgan was born on 15 May 1939 in the village of Lykhny, Gudauta district. In 1978, Ozgan became first secretary of the Gudauta Raikom of the Communist Party (a post he held until 1989) and a deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Abkhazian ASSR and deputy head of its Presidium. In 1987, Ozgan became Chairman of the Supreme Soviet, a ceremonial function.
According to Anri Jergenia, in 1989, the Central Committee of the Georgian SSR tried to nominate Ozgan, who enjoyed popularity, for the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union to thwart the election of Vladislav Ardzinba. However, Ozgan refused to be nominated. In 1990, Ozgan resigned as Supreme Soviet Chairman to make way for Ardzinba, because the Presidium had been abolished and it had become the most important office.
He has been accused by Georgian intellectuals of being responsible for the July 1989 clashes in Sukhumi, in which 25 people died.
From 1991 until 1996, Ozgan was a member of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia.
Konstantin Ozgan rose to the position of Abkhazian foreign minister in 1996, when his predecessor Leonid Lakerbaia resigned. He handled much of the early negotiations with the United Nations. He met then Georgian president Eduard Shevardnadze multiple times, as part of a regular series of negotiations during his two years in office.
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