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Merab Kostava

Georigan musician and poet · Russia · On the map · Musicians · Lived 1939 to 1989 · aged 50

Merab Ivanes dze Kostava was a Georgian dissident, musician and poet; one of the leaders of the National-Liberation movement in Georgia.

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Along with Zviad Gamsakhurdia, he led the dissident movement in Georgia against the Soviet Union and was active in protests for an independent Georgia, until his death in a car crash in 1989.

Country
Russia
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1939 to 1989 · aged 50