Sergei Bagapsh

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Abkhazian politician (1949-2011)

PoliticiansLived 1949 to 2011 · aged 62

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Fame56.1

Momentum3.3

Languages31

Peak2000s

In century#17,086

Also inDeutsch

Photos 3

Bagapsh (on left) shaking hands with Dmitry Medvedev and Eduard Kokoity in September 2008 following Russia's recognition of Abkhazia

Russian president Dmitry Medvedev pays his respects to Bagapsh at a service in Moscow on 30 May 2011.

Awards 8

Hero of Abkhazia

Order of Courage

Order of Honour and Glory

PMR Order For Merit

Order of Suvorov

Order of Honor

Order of Friendship

Order of Friendship of Peoples

Connected to Sergei 6

Shamil BasayevAlso won Hero of Abkhazia

Vadim KrasnoselskyAlso won PMR Order For Merit

Leonid GovorovAlso won Order of Suvorov

Alexei NemovAlso won Order of Courage

Arsen KanokovAlso won Order of Honour and Glory

Nikita SimonyanAlso won Order of Honour and Glory

About this person

Sergei Uasyl-ipa Bagapsh was an Abkhaz politician who served as the second president of Abkhazia from 12 February 2005 until his death on 29 May 2011. He previously served as Prime Minister of Abkhazia from 1997 to 1999. He was re-elected in the 2009 presidential election. Bagapsh's term as prime minister included the 1998 war with Georgia, while he oversaw both the recognition of Abkhazia by Russia and the Russo-Georgian War during his presidency.