Beslan Butba owns Abkhazia's only private television station Abaza TV and is the chairman of the Party of the Economic Development of Abkhazia.
15 Facts About Beslan Butba
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Beslan Butba was born on 7 February 1960 in the village of Chlou in the Ochamchira District of the Abkhazian ASSR.
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In 2009, Beslan Butba obtained his Candidate of Sciences degree in Moscow, and in March 2011, his Doctor of Sciences degree in Tula at the Russian Interdisciplinary Centre for Ergonomic Research and Development.
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Beslan Butba first entered business when in 1989 he founded a cooperation in Moscow.
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Beslan Butba returned to Abkhazia in 1990 where he started to do business.
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Beslan Butba was a member of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia from 2002 until 2007, and he headed the Committee for Interparliamentary Relations.
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Beslan Butba then founded and became Chairman of the Party of the Economic Development of Abkhazia, which held its first congress on 26 September 2007.
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On 23 October 2009 Beslan Butba was nominated by his party for the December 2009 presidential election, running together with former Interior Minister Almasbei Kchach as vice presidential candidate.
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On 1 February 2013, Beslan Butba was appointed Special Representative of the President for cooperation with the countries of South and Middle America.
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In November 2014, Beslan Butba, driving his car without security guards, was attacked and beaten by two drunken men, who were later detained and brought to police for questioning.
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Beslan Butba was briefly hospitalized in a Sukhumi hospital and treated for concussion.
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Beslan Butba was finally dismissed by President Khajimba on 16 March 2015, and temporarily replaced by First Vice Premier Shamil Adzynba.
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Beslan Butba claimed that the Presidential Administration had taken over many of the responsibilities of the Prime Minister, creating a 'second government'.
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On 21 April 2015, Beslan Butba was appointed Plenipotentary Representative of the President of Abkhazia for Trade and Economic Cooperation with Foreign Countries, with the rank of Vice Premier.
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Beslan Butba was in Moscow at the time but his family was at home.