Sergei Shamba is a senior politician from Abkhazia.
20 Facts About Sergei Shamba
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Sergei Shamba is currently a member of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia and Chairman of United Abkhazia.
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Sergei Shamba was Prime Minister of Abkhazia under President Sergei Bagapsh from 13 February 2010 until 27 September 2011.
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Sergei Shamba has been a staunch proponent for dialogue between Abkhazia and Georgia.
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Sergei Shamba was born on 15 March 1951 in Gudauta.
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Until February 1992, Sergei Shamba was the head of Aidgylara, which played a leading role in Abkhazia's struggle for independence.
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On 7 May 1997, Sergei Shamba became Minister for Foreign Affairs, succeeding Konstantin Ozgan.
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Sergei Shamba has been a strong supporter of Abkhazian independence, and has flatly opposed any attempts at reunification with Georgia.
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Sergei Shamba succeeded in gaining USAID assistance for several reconstruction projects in Sukhumi.
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In 1998, Sergei Shamba received his Doctorate from the Yerevan Institute of Archeology.
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On 9 July 2001, Sergei Shamba was awarded the diplomatic rank of Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador.
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Sergei Shamba resigned from the post of foreign minister on June 14,2004, citing a number of reasons, such as the murder, five days before, of fellow opposition leader Garri Aiba and the upcoming presidential elections.
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Sergei Shamba was one of the favorites to receive the nomination of the newly forged Amtsakhara-United Abkhazia opposition alliance for the October 2004 presidential elections.
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The Social-Democratic Party called on voters to boycott the new elections and Sergei Shamba did not participate in it.
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On 15 December 2004 Sergei Shamba had again been appointed Minister for Foreign affairs by Ardzinba, replacing Igor Akhba.
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Observers noted that Sergei Shamba would have been above the legal maximum age for the Presidency at the time of the next election.
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Sergei Shamba himself has stated that he wanted to make way for younger politicians, hoping that Abkhazia had entered a new phase of sustained development and conflict-free transfers of power.
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Sergei Shamba was one of the leaders of the protests that led to the May 2014 ouster of President Ankvab.
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On 5 September 2015, Sergei Shamba became the leader of a faction he established along with six other members of the People's Assembly.
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On 27 January 2016, Sergei Shamba was elected Chairman of United Abkhazia during its sixth congress, after Daur Tarba had resigned the role on 1 October 2015.