Valery Arshba

Valery Arshba (Abkhazian: Валери Шалва-иҧа Аршба, Russian: Валерий Шалвович Аршба, Georgian: ვალერი არშბა; born 4 October 1949 in Tkvarcheli) was the first Vice President of the Republic of Abkhazia. He was first elected to the office on 5 January 1995, under President Vladislav Ardzinba,[1] and the pair was re-elected in the 1999 Presidential election where they ran unopposed. Arshba initially was a candidate in the October 2004 Abkhazian presidential election, but he withdrew just before the start of the campaign period due to pressure from his family.[2] During the post-election crisis that followed, Arshba supported opposition candidate Sergei Bagapsh, and when the latter eventually became President following a power-sharing agreement with his rival Raul Khajimba and new elections in January 2005, Valery Arshba was made head of the presidential administration of Abkhazia on 15 February 2005.[3]

Valery Arshba Валерии Аршба
Head of the Presidential Administration of Abkhazia
In office 15 February 2005 – 1 March 2010
President	Sergei Bagapsh
Preceded by	Emma Avidzba
Succeeded by	Grigori Enik
1st Vice President of Abkhazia
In office 5 January 1995 – 12 February 2005
President	Vladislav Ardzinba
Succeeded by	Raul Khajimba
Personal details
Born	(1949-10-04) 4 October 1949 Tkvarcheli, Abkhazia

References

1. "Регистрация средства массовой информации Эл №77 - 8262". Секретные материалы России. Archived from the original on 26 May 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2009.
2. Skakov, Alexander; Alexander Skakov (2005). "Abkhazia at a Crossroads: On the Domestic Political Situation in the Republic of Abkhazia". Iran and the Caucasus. 9 (1): 159–186. doi:10.1163/1573384054068088.
3. Bagapsh, Sergei (2005-02-15). Указ Президента Абхазии №3 от 14.02.2005 (in Russian). Администрация Президента Республики Абхазия. Retrieved 2009-11-10.

Political offices
Preceded by None	Vice President of Abkhazia 5 January 1995–2005	Succeeded by Raul Khadjimba