Speaker: Symbolic that on Zviad Gamsakhurdia's birthday, Georgians voted for nation's independence

12:52, 31.03.2024

Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Sunday said, “It is symbolic that on the birthday of Zviad Gamsakhurdia [Georgia’s first president], on March 31, 1991, the Georgian people voted for the independence of Georgia, so these two dates were recorded in Georgia’s recent history; both are related to the restoration of the nation’s sovereignty.”

Papuashvili noted that Zviad Gamsakhurdia’s life and work “symbolise the restoration of Georgia’s independence, as well as the effort and sacrifice required to achieve this great aim.”

By - Marika Kartozia

Politics

Speaker Shalva Papuashvili

Zviad Gamsakhurdia's birthday