Apollon Shinkuba is a retired politician from Abkhazia and the current Chairman of the Council of Elders of Abkhazia.
Apollon Shinkuba | |
|---|---|
| Chairman of the Council of Elders of Abkhazia | |
| Assumed office 15 July 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Konstantin Ozgan |
| Chairman of the State Committee for Repatriation of Abkhazia | |
| In office 2000 – 27 June 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Viacheslav Tsugba |
| Preceded by | Givi Dopua |
| Succeeded by | Givi Dopua |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 7, 1946 Tkhin, Ochamchira District |
| Nationality | Abkhaz |
Early life and career edit
Apollon Shinkuba was born on 7 April 1946 in the village of Tkhin, Ochamchira District. He graduated from the philological faculty of the Sukhumi Pedagogical Institute in 1975. Between 1994 and 1997, Shinkuba served as deputy Chief of Staff of the Abkhazian Military. Between 2000 and 2001, he was Chairman of the State Committee for Repatriation. Shinkuba retired from the army in 2007 with the rank of Colonel.[1]
Chairman of the Council of Elders edit
Shinkuba was unanimously elected Chairman of the Council of Elders on 15 July 2016, following the death in March of his predecessor Konstantin Ozgan.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "Аполлон Шинкуба избран председателем Совета старейшин Абхазии". Apsnypres. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
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