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This is an alphabetical list of Abkhazia -related articles.
2012 in Abkhazia; 4th convocation of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia
Abazgi languages; Abkhazia; Abkhaz–Georgian conflict; Abkhazia national football team; Abkhazians; Abkhazians of African descent; Abkhazian parliamentary election, 2007; Abkhazian Revolution; Abkhazia–Russia border; Abkhaz language; Abkhaz neopaganism; Adarnase of Abkhazia; Aitaira; Alexander Stranichkin; Armenians in Abkhazia; Apsny (political party);
Catholicate of Abkhazia; Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Abkhazia; Constantine III of Abkhazia; Constitution of Abkhazia; Communist Party of Abkhazia; Community for Democracy and Rights of Nations; Constitutional Court of Abkhazia; Council of Priests of Abkhazia; Culture of Abkhazia
Demographics of Abkhazia; Districts of Abkhazia; Dmitry, Prince of Abkhazia; Dolmens of Abkhazia;
Economy of Abkhazia; Elections in Abkhazia; Emblem of Abkhazia; Emblem of the Socialist Soviet Republic of Abkhazia; Ethnic cleansing of Georgians in Abkhazia;
People's Front of Abkhazia for Development and Justice; Flag of Abkhazia; Football Federation of Abkhazia; Foreign relations of Abkhazia; Forum for the National Unity of Abkhazia; Foundations of Geopolitics;
Gali District, Abkhazia; German involvement in Georgian–Abkhaz conflict; Georgian sea blockade of Abkhazia; Government of President Ankvab; Government of President Bagapsh; Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia; Gurandukht of Abkhazia;
Kamani massacre; Kelesh Ahmed-Bey Shervashidze; Kingdom of Abkhazia; Konstantin Ozgan;
Law enforcement in Abkhazia; Leon III of Abkhazia; List of airports in Abkhazia; List of cities and towns in Georgia (country); List of companies of Abkhazia; List of diplomatic missions in Abkhazia; List of diplomatic missions of Abkhazia; List of people on postage stamps of Abkhazia; List of political parties in Abkhazia; List of speakers of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia;
Media in Abkhazia; Mikhail, Prince of Abkhazia; Military of Abkhazia; Minister for Culture and the Preservation of Historical and Cultural Heritage of Abkhazia; Minister for Defence of Abkhazia;
Politics of Abkhazia; President of Abkhazia; Principality of Abkhazia; Public Chamber of Abkhazia
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Sergei Matosyan; Sergei Shamba; Seven Shrines of Abkhazia; Social-Democratic Party of Abkhazia; Socialist Soviet Republic of Abkhazia; Sport in Abkhazia; State Security Service of Abkhazia; Subdivisions of Abkhazia;
Telephone numbers in Abkhazia; Theodosius II of Abkhazia; Timeline of the War in Abkhazia (1992–93); Tourism in Abkhazia; Turks in Abkhazia;
Valter Sanaya; Vehicle registration plates of Abkhazia; Viacheslav Chirikba; Vice President of Abkhazia; Visa requirements for Abkhaz citizens;
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Vladislav Ardzinba was the first de facto President of Abkhazia. A historian by education, Ardzinba led Abkhazia to de facto independence in the 1992–1993 War with Georgia, but its de jure independence from Georgia remained internationally unrecognised during Ardzinba's two terms as President from 1994 to 2005.
Anri Mikhail-ipa Jergenia had been one of the leading politicians of the internationally unrecognised Republic of Abkhazia since it achieved de facto independence from Georgia. From June 2001 to November 2002 he was the republic's Prime Minister and for a time Jergenia looked to be the favourite to succeed Abkhazia's first president Vladislav Ardzinba.
Viacheslav Mikhail-ipa Tsugba was the third Prime Minister of the Republic of Abkhazia from December 1999 to May 2001. Before his appointment as Prime Minister, Tsugba had headed the Central Election Committee, which had overseen the internationally unrecognised simultaneously held October 1999 presidential election and constitutional referendum.
Sergei Uasyl-ipa Bagapsh was an Abkhaz politician who served as the second President of Abkhazia from 12 February 2005 until his death on 29 May 2011. He previously served as Prime Minister of Abkhazia from 1997 to 1999. He was re-elected in the 2009 presidential election. Bagapsh's term as Prime Minister included the 1998 war with Georgia, while he oversaw both the recognition of Abkhazia by Russia and the Russo-Georgian War during his presidency.
Sergei Shamba is a senior politician from Abkhazia. He is currently a member of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia and Chairman of United Abkhazia. He was Prime Minister of Abkhazia under President Sergei Bagapsh from 13 February 2010 until 27 September 2011. Between 1997 and 2010 he had been Minister for Foreign Affairs under both Bagapsh and his predecessor Vladislav Ardzinba, with only a half-year interruption in 2004. Shamba has twice unsuccessfully participated in presidential elections, in 2004 and 2011. He has been a staunch proponent for dialogue between Abkhazia and Georgia.
Politics in Abkhazia is dominated by its conflict with Georgia. Abkhazia became de facto independent from Georgia after the 1992–1993 war, but its de jure independence has only been recognised by a few other countries. Abkhazia is a presidential representative democratic republic with a multi-party system, wherein the President is both head of state and head of government. Executive power is exercised by the government of the Republic of Abkhazia. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the People's Assembly of Abkhazia.
The Abkhaz–Georgian conflict involves ethnic conflict between Georgians and the Abkhaz people in Abkhazia, a de facto independent, partially recognized republic. In a broader sense, one can view the Georgian–Abkhaz conflict as part of a geopolitical conflict in the Caucasus region, intensified at the end of the 20th century with the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Abkhazians, or Abkhazes, are a Northwest Caucasian ethnic group, mainly living in Abkhazia, a disputed region on the northeastern coast of the Black Sea. A large Abkhaz diaspora population resides in Turkey, the origins of which lie in the population movements from the Caucasus in the late 19th century. Many Abkhaz also live in other parts of the former Soviet Union, particularly in Russia and Ukraine.
Aleksandr Zolotinskovich Ankvab is an Abkhaz politician and businessman who was president of Abkhazia from 29 May 2011, until his resignation on 1 June 2014. Under president Sergei Bagapsh, he previously served as prime minister from 2005 to 2010 and vice-president from 2010 to 2011. He was appointed prime minister again on 23 April 2020.
Abkhazia is a region in the Caucasus that is under the effective control of the partially recognised self-declared Republic of Abkhazia. The de jure majority internationally recognized Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia claims to be its legitimate government.
For articles related to Georgia, see Category:Georgia (country)
Sukhumi or Sukhum, also known by its Georgian name Sokhumi or Abkhaz name Aqwa, is a city in a wide bay on the Black Sea's eastern coast. It is both the capital and largest city of the Republic of Abkhazia, which has controlled it since the Abkhazia war in 1992–93. However, internationally Abkhazia is considered part of Georgia. The city, which has an airport, is a port, major rail junction and a holiday resort because of its beaches, sanatoriums, mineral-water spas and semitropical climate. It is also a member of the International Black Sea Club.
The Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia is an administration recognized by Georgia as the legal and only government of Abkhazia. Abkhazia has been de facto independent of Georgia – though with very little international recognition – since the early 1990s. Ruslan Abashidze, elected in May 2019, is the current head of the government-in-exile.
The history of Abkhazia, a region in the South Caucasus, spans more than 5,000 years from its settlement by the lower-paleolithic hunter-gatherers to its present status as a partially recognized state.
The Abkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, abbreviated as Abkhaz ASSR, was an autonomous republic of the Soviet Union within the Georgian SSR. It came into existence in February 1931, when the Socialist Soviet Republic of Abkhazia, originally created in March 1921, was transformed to the status of Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic within the Georgian SSR.
The War in Abkhazia was fought between Georgian government forces for the most part and Abkhaz separatist forces, Russian government armed forces and North Caucasian militants between 1992 and 1993. Ethnic Georgians who lived in Abkhazia fought largely on the side of Georgian government forces. Ethnic Armenians and Russians within Abkhazia's population largely supported the Abkhazians and many fought on their side. The separatists received support from thousands of North Caucasus and Cossack militants and from the Russian Federation forces stationed in and near Abkhazia.
Sokrat Rachevich Jinjolia was the second Prime Minister and the second foreign minister of the internationally unrecognised Republic of Abkhazia from 1993 to 1994. He has also been the speaker of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia from 1996 until he lost his seat in the 2002 parliamentary elections to Anatoly Khashba, and was succeeded by Nugzar Ashuba. He graduated from the Department of Russian Language and Literature Faculty of Philology of Sukhumi Pedagogical Institute. In 1956–1959 he served in the Soviet Army. After transferring to the Army reserve, he worked on Tkvarcheli power plant, and in 1967 was elected secretary to the Tkvarcheli City Council. Between 1985 and 1988 he worked on the Tkvarcheli Party Committee, becoming head of the Department of Agitation and Propaganda. In 1988–1992 – chief editor of "Tkvarchalsky Miner." In 1991, he was elected to the Supreme Council, and in 1992 he became deputy chairman of the Abkhazian armed forces. In 1993 he was appointed Prime Minister. He headed the official delegation from Abkhazia for the peace talks in Geneva. He was elected speaker of the new parliament – the National Assembly – the first and second convocations. He is married. He has two children. During the 2004 presidential elections, Jinjolia was head of opposition candidate Sergei Bagapsh's election team. He has since become the head of the Sukhumi branch of the Caucasian Institute for Democracy. Recently, Jinjolia became a member of the newly founded Public Chamber of Abkhazia.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Abkhazia:
Abkhazia, officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a partially recognised state in the South Caucasus, at the intersection of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It lies on the eastern coast of the Black Sea in northwestern Georgia. It is recognised by most countries as part of the latter. It covers 8,665 square kilometres (3,346 sq mi) and has a population of around 245,000. Its capital and largest city is Sukhumi.
Human rights in Abkhazia are granted by Chapter II of its Constitution which makes reference to adherence of Abkhazia to UDHR, ICCPR and ICESCR. However, Abkhazia is not a UN member state and is not a party of UN human rights treaties, unlike Georgia, whose sovereignty over Abkhazia is recognized by a bigger part of the international community.