Shevardnadze
Proper noun
Meaning
Shevardnadze
A transliteration of the Georgian surname შევარდნაძე (ševardnaʒe).
Examples
Between 2003 and 2005, three CIS member states experienced a change of government in a series of colour revolutions : Eduard Shevardnadze was overthrown in Georgia; Viktor Yushchenko was elected in Ukraine; and Askar Akayev was toppled in Kyrgyzstan.
At a Politburo meeting on 24 January, Shevardnadze argued that the Soviet leadership could be indifferent to Najibullah and his government; again, Shevardnadze received support from Kryuchkov.
Georgian leader Eduard Shevardnadze, in particular, has often and quite openly accused and denounced Russian involvement in Georgian fighting on the Abkhazian side.
Gromyko's removal as Foreign Minister was the most unexpected change given his decades of unflinching, faithful service compared to the unknown, inexperienced Shevardnadze.
Not a single problem was solved in favor of the peasants," then-Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze reported to the Politburo on Jan.
Even during the Shevardnadze Era (1993–2003), crime and corruption became rampant at most levels of society.