President of Abkhazia
| President of the Republic of Abkhazia | |
|---|---|
 Standard of the President of Abkhazia | |
| Residence | Sukhumi |
| Term length | 5 years Renewable once |
| Formation | 26 November 1994 |
| First holder | Vladislav Ardzinba |
| Deputy | Vice President of Abkhazia |
| Website | http://presidentofabkhazia.org/ |
The position of President of Abkhazia was created in 1994.
Before the office of president was created the head of state position was known as the Chairman of Parliament between 1992 and the creation of the 1994 constitution.[1]
Before the position of Chairman of Parliament, the highest office in Abkhazia was the Chairman of the Supreme Soviet.
The post would last from the declaration of sovereignty from the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic on 25 August 1990 until the outright declaration of independence on 23 July 1992.
List of presidents of Abkhazia
| No. | Portrait | Name (Born-Died) |
Term of office | Political party | Election | Vice President(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | Vladislav Ardzinba (1945–2010) | 26 November 1994 | 12 February 2005 | 10 years, 78 days | Independent | 1994 1999 | Valery Arshba | |
| 2 | Sergei Bagapsh (1949–2011) | 12 February 2005 | 29 May 2011 † | 6 years, 106 days | United Abkhazia | 2005 2009 | Raul Khajimba (2005 – 2009) Alexander Ankvab (2009 – 2011) | |
| – | Alexander Ankvab (born 1952) Acting | 29 May 2011 | 26 September 2011 | 120 days | Aitaira | – | – | |
| 3 | Alexander Ankvab (born 1952) | 26 September 2011 | 1 June 2014 (Resigned) | 2 years, 248 days | Aitaira | 2011 | Mikhail Logua (2011 – 2013) | |
| – | Valeri Bganba (born 1953) Acting | 1 June 2014 | 25 September 2014 | 116 days | Independent | – | – | |
| 4 | Raul Khajimba (born 1958) | 25 September 2014 | 12 January 2020 (Resigned) | 5 years, 109 days | FNUA | 2014 2019 | Vitali Gabnia (2014 – 2018) Aslan Bartsits (2019 – 2020) | |
| – | Valeri Bganba (born 1953) Acting | 13 January 2020 | 23 April 2020 | 101 days | Independent | – | – | |
| 5 | Aslan Bzhania (born 1963) | 23 April 2020 | 3 years, 317 days | Independent | 2020 | Badr Gunba (since 2020) | ||
References
- ↑ "Депутаты парламента большинством голосов внесли изменение в текст присяги президента РА". Apsnypress. 18 August 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
