Beslan Eshba is a vice premier of Abkhazia and the head of a sociopolitical organization Apsadgyl.
17 Facts About Beslan Eshba
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From 1986 to 1988, Eshba served in the armed forces of the USSR.
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Beslan Eshba graduated from the State Institute of Agriculture in 1992 with a specialty in engineering and technology.
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Beslan Eshba was the deputy commander of the 4th Sukhumi Brigade in the Kodori operation of 2008.
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Beslan Eshba's mission was to supply humanitarian aid to the republic.
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Beslan Eshba headed the state company Abkhaztop from 1998 to 2005, then served as Chairman of the Board of the Universal Bank from 2007 to 2010.
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Since 2008, Beslan Eshba has served as a member of the board of directors of ZAO Aquafon-GSM.
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Beslan Eshba advised the president of Abkhazia on economic issues from February 1996 to February 1999.
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From August 2010 to September 2011, Beslan Eshba was the assistant to the head of the government of the Republic of Abkhazia.
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Beslan Eshba then served as Deputy of the People's Assembly in the Parliament of the Republic of Abkhazia.
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Beslan Eshba was elected to the People's Assembly of Abkhazia in the 2012 elections.
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Beslan Eshba had not originally run in the election but stood as a candidate in the rerun election of constituency number one.
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Beslan Eshba defeated four candidates to win the first round with 56.61 percent of the vote.
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Beslan Eshba was denied registration on 15 July 2014, because, according to the linguistic commission, he was not sufficiently fluent in the official state language.
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Beslan Eshba was elected as the Chairman of Apsadgyl on 16 August 2015, following its transformation into a sociopolitical organization.
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On 12 August 2016, Beslan Eshba was appointed to the post of Vice Premier after the number of vice premiers in the Government of President Khajimba was increased from one to three.
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Beslan Eshba submitted an application to be released from the duties of the vice premier on 23 January 2018.