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Ardzinba, a historian and former Communist, became involved in the Abkhaz independence movement in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was a member of the last Soviet parliament from 1989 to 1991.

When Abkhazia declared its independence from Georgia and held its first elections in 1994, Ardzinba was victorious and became the entity's first president. He was re-elected in 1999, although he was the only candidate running for office. The international community does not recognise his presidency, and a referendum on independence that he organized in 1999 was also declared invalid. He has stated that independence from Georgia is not negotiable, and has tried to align the state with Russia. As President, he has met several world leaders, including Vladimir Putin and Boris Yeltsin, the most recent presidents of RussiaList of Presidents of Russia Boris Yeltsin 1 ( July 10, 1991 December 31, 1999) two terms. Vladimir Putin 2 ( December 31, 1999 present) Currently serving a second term. See Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR for the prece.

He aroused some further criticism from the international community after issuing a decree banning Jehovah's WitnessesJehovah's Witnesses JW are members of a worldwide religion who actively share with others their beliefs about God. They are widely known for their: : Use of the Hebrew name of God, commonly rendered Jehovah in English : Neutral stand in all political affa in 19951995 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). It has a Golden number of 1, and was the first year of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People (1995- 2005): http://www. org/culture/indigenous . Events January events Ja.

In recent years, Ardzinba has faced criticism for both failing to bring stability to Abkhazia and his increasingly low public profile. He has not appeared in public for more than two years. As a result, the role of governing the state has been increasingly left to Prime Minister Raul Khajimba.

He has been in extremely poor health and has been undergoing treatment in MoscowMoscow ( Russian: Moskva capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva, and encompassing 878. The city's population is rapidly increasing, with 11. 2 million inhabitants counted in 2004. The city is in the federal district called Central Russia (which is for some time. Despite increasing calls from the opposition (particularly the AmtsakharaThe Amtsakhara movement is the central opposition party in the Republic of Abkhazia, a de facto independent state that is officially recognised as being part of Georgia. They originally formed as an association of veterans of the 1992- 93 war with Georgia movement) for him to resign, he has stated that he will finish his term, which ends in October 20042004 is a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 2004 calendar), and has also been designated the: International Year of Rice International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition Elections are to be held in 73 co. There have also been calls for him to be impeached, but although the Abkhaz Constitution allows for this, the process would likely not be completed before the end of his term. He is unable to run for a third term, due to constitutional restrictions, and it is unlikely that his health would enable him to do so even if this were allowed.

He has not yet announced a preference for a candidate to replace him.