Konstantine Gamsachurdia (politician)
Konstantine Gamsachurdia ( Georgian კონსტანტინე გამსახურდია ; born June 24, 1961 in Tbilisi ) is a Georgian politician and Iranist . He is chairman of the political party Freedom Movement .
Life
He is the only son from the first marriage of the first Georgian President Swiad Gamsachurdia and grew up in Tbilisi . After the overthrow of his father and his legitimate government, he fled to Switzerland with his family in 1992 . He lived in Dornach and worked as a translator, and was also a freelancer for various newspapers.
In 2004 he returned to his homeland for the first time in twelve years. At the Georgian parliamentary elections on March 28, 2004, he led the list of candidates for the freedom movement . Until 2006 he commuted between Georgia and Switzerland . Since February 2006 he has been leading his party full-time.
Private
He is married and has two sons.
Publications (selection)
- Swiad Gamsachurdia: Dissident - President - Martyr . Perseus-Verlag, Basel 1995, ISBN 3-907564-19-7
- Edeltraud Krüger (Ed.): Contributions to the history of the Humboldt University in Berlin , Part 2, Berlin (East) 1982
- United Caucasus - a concrete utopia? , in: G2W, 21,6 (1993) 16-20; 4 fig. Kart.
Web links
- Sprouting leaves that make you nervous by Konstantine Gamsachurdia
- Exposé of a book by Gamsachurdia about his father Swiad Gamsachurdia (PDF file; 61 kB)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gamsachurdia, Constantine |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | გამსახურდია, კონსტანტინე (Georgian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Georgian politician and Iranist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 24, 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tbilisi |