Hero of Abkhazia
The title Hero of Abkhazia (Abkhaz: Аҧсны афырхаҵа Aṕsny Afyrhaca) is a state award of the Republic of Abkhazia.[1]
| Hero of Abkhazia | |
|---|---|
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Awarded by  | |
| Type | Award |
| Eligibility | Abkhazian and foreign citizens |
| Statistics | |
| First awarded | December 4, 1992 |
| Related | Hero (title) |
Description
The medal is an eight-pointed star made of gilded metal, with rays radiating from the center. On the surface of the star there is a convex stylized image of the solar sign. In the center of the star is a precious stone. The gemstone provided for in the description was never used. The distance between the opposite ends of the eight-pointed star is 35 mm. The designer of the medal was Valery Gamgia.
Notable Recipients
- Vladislav Ardzinba
- Hovhannes Asatryan
- Shamil Basaev[2]
- Sergei Matosyan
- Sergei Bagapsh
- Vitaly Vulf[3]
- Sultan Sosnaliyev[4]
- Ashot Kosyan[5]
- Gennady Nikichenko
- Vladimir Anua[6][7]
Cities
Two cities in Abkhazia were awarded the title Hero of Abkhazia in the form of a Hero City:[8][9][10]
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References
- Sputnik. "Главным госнаградам Абхазии исполнилось 22 года". sputnik-abkhazia.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-10-01.
- "Prague Watchdog - Конфликт в Чечне - Чеченский фактор в грузино-абхазской войне 1992-1993 гг". www.watchdog.cz. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
- http://apsnypress.info/news/vitaliy-volf-posmertno-udostoen-zvaniya-geroy-abkhazii/#:~:text=%D0%97%D0%B0%20%D0%BC%D1%83%D0%B6%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE%20%D0%B8%20%D0%B3%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%BC%2C%20%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%8F%D0%B2%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B5,%D1%81%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B5%20%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%85%20%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BB%20%D0%B2%20%D0%90%D0%B1%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B8%D0%B8.
- Smolnik, Franziska (2016-09-08). Secessionist Rule: Protracted Conflict and Configurations of Non-state Authority. Campus Verlag. ISBN 9783593506296.
- "Спартак Жидков: Армянский батальон в грузино-абхазской войне - ИА REGNUM". ИА REGNUM (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-11-11.
- https://m.sputnik-abkhazia.ru/Abkhazia/20200601/1030245652/Aslan-Bzhaniya-naznachil-ministra-oborony-Abkhazii-.html?mobile_return=no
- https://aiaaira.com/life-styles/item/4585-ministrom-oborony-abkhazii-naznachen-vladimir-anua
- http://www.apsnypress.info/news/gorod-geroy-tkuarchal-preobrazhaetsya/
- https://tonkosti.ru/excursii/%D0%93%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B4_%D0%93%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B9_%D0%A2%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%87%D0%B0%D0%BB_4_%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B0-259211375
- https://www.vesti.ru/amp/article/2214857
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