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Avtandil Gartskia is the current Minister for Resorts and Tourism of Abkhazia.

Abkhazia autonomous region in Georgia and breakaway republic which is not recognized internationally

Abkhazia, officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a de facto and partially recognized republic on the eastern coast of the Black Sea, south of the Greater Caucasus mountains, in northwestern Georgia. It covers 8,660 square kilometres (3,340 sq mi) and has a population of around 240,000. Its capital is Sukhumi and it is recognised as a state by Russia, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Nauru and Syria. While Georgia lacks control over Abkhazia, the Georgian government and most United Nations member states consider Abkhazia legally part of Georgia, whose constitution designates the area as the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia.

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On 4 June 2014, following the May 2014 Revolution, Security Council Secretary Nugzar Ashuba and Head of the Presidential Administration Beslan Kubrava resigned, accusing the opposition of carrying out a witch hunt and imposing its decisions on the interim authorities. [1] On 9 June, acting President Valeri Bganba appointed Avtandil Gartskia as acting Security Council Secretary. [2] Gartskia held the post until 28 October, when newly elected President Raul Khajimba appointed Mukhamed Kilba. [3]

The Abkhazian Revolution took place in 2014, when President Aleksandr Ankvab resigned after hundreds of demonstrators stormed his office. After mass protests in the capital Sukhumi and the occupation of his office on 27 May, Ankvab fled to his hometown of Gudauta and ultimately resigned on 1 June, after previously denouncing the demonstration as an attempted coup d'état.

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Gartskia was appointed as Minister for Resorts and Tourism on 13 March 2015, when President Raul Khajimba carved the Ministry for Resorts and Tourism out of the Ministry for Economy. [4]

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  1. ↑ "Руководитель администрации Президента Беслан Кубрава и секретарь Совбеза РА Нугзар Ашуба написали заявления о своей отставке". Apsnypress. 4 June 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Автандил Гарцкия назначен исполняющим обязанности секретаря Совета безопасности Абхазии". Apsnypress. 8 June 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "У К А З "О секретаре Совета безопасности Республики Абхазия"". Apsnypress. 28 October 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-10-29. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Создано Министерство по курортам и туризму РА". Apsnypress. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.


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