1. Akaki Chkhenkeli was a Georgian Social Democratic politician and publicist who acted as one of the leaders of the Menshevik movement in Russia and Georgia.
12 Facts About Akaki Chkhenkeli
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Akaki Chkhenkeli was born in the town of Okumi, Georgia, then part of Imperial Russia, to a noble family.
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Akaki Chkhenkeli joined the Social Democratic movement in 1898 and sided with the Menshevik faction in 1903.
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Akaki Chkhenkeli was involved in the Russian Revolution of 1905 and was briefly arrested in its aftermath.
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Akaki Chkhenkeli was elected to the Fourth State Duma where he advocated self-determination for the peoples of Russia.
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Akaki Chkhenkeli was instrumental in convincing the Soviets to reverse the 1904 cession of Gagra and areas west of the Bzyb River to Russia.
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Akaki Chkhenkeli served as prime minister and as foreign minister of the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic, which united Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia; his cabinet reflected the diversity of the republic, with Armenians holding four positions, Azerbaijanis five, and Georgians four.
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Akaki Chkhenkeli stated five main goals for the newly formed state: drafting a constitution; finalizing its borders; ending the war; suppressing anarchy within the state; and land reform.
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Akaki Chkhenkeli did lead the Georgian delegation to the Paris Peace Conference, but achieved nothing for Georgia there.
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Akaki Chkhenkeli was elected to the Constituent Assembly of Georgia in 1919.
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Akaki Chkhenkeli died after a short illness on January 3,1959 in Paris.
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Akaki Chkhenkeli was buried in the Georgian cemetery of Leuville.