Givi Gumbaridze

Givi Gumbaridze (Georgian: გივი გუმბარიძე; Russian: Ги́ви Григо́рьевич Гумбари́дзе; born 22 March 1945) is a former Soviet and Georgian politician. He served as First Secretary of the Georgian Communist Party from 14 April 1989 to 7 December 1990 and as head of state of the Georgian SSR. Prior to that he had served as the head of the Georgian KGB.^[1]

Givi Gumbaridze
გივი გუმბარიძე
First Secretary of the Georgian Communist Party
In office 14 April 1989 – 7 December 1990
Preceded by	Jumber Patiashvili
Succeeded by	Avtandil Margiani
Personal details
Born	(1945-03-22) 22 March 1945 (age 80) Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Soviet (1945–1991) and Georgian (since 1991)
Political party	Communist Party of the Soviet Union