Alexander Berulava
Alexander (Sasha) Berulava ალექსანდრე (საშა) ბერულავა | |
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USSR | |
| Died | 27 September 1993 (aged 46) Sukhumi, Georgia |
| Resting place | Unknown |
| Occupation | Journalist, writer |
| Nationality | Georgian |
| Alma mater | Tbilisi State University |
| Period | 1970–1993 |
| Subject | Politics, human rights, |
| Notable awards |  Vakhtang Gorgasali Order, First Rank |
| Spouse | Natela Gogia |
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Alexander "Sasha" Berulava (
Abkhaz separatists during the ethnic cleansing of Georgians in Abkhazia
in 1993 together with other members of the Government of Abkhazia.
Alexander Berulava was born on 11 November 1945 in Sukhumi, Georgia. Berulava graduated from the Tbilisi State University, Faculty of Journalism.
Berulava joined the Council of Ministers and the Council of Self-Defense of Abkhazian Autonomous Republic during the
Abkhaz militants and North Caucasian
volunteers.
Based on video materials, Human rights documents and witness accounts
All captured members of the government including Berulava were murdered by the Abkhaz militants.
The President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili awarded Alexander Berulava with the Vakhtang Gorgasali Order First grade order for his courage and heroism in the fight for the protection of the homeland and its territorial integrity.[3]
References
- ^ US State Department, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1993, February 1994, pp. 80
- ^ "Memorium". 6 July 2013. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ საქართველოს პრეზიდენტმა ჟურნალისტი ალექსანდრე ბერულავა, სიკვდილის შემდეგ, ვახტანგ გორგასლის პირველი ხარისხის ორდენით დააჯილდოვა[permanent dead link]
External links
- "Memorial page of Alexander Berulava" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 13 March 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - "Video file, capture of Zhuili Shartava, Alexander Berulava, Guram Gabiskiria, Raul Eshba, etc and their execution". Archived from the original on 5 July 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2018. (right-click to open file)
- Abkhazia.com web site
- abkhazeti.ru Web Site
- apsny.ge web site