Mikheil Saakashvili

Mikheil Saakashvili is a Georgian politician who served as Georgia’s president from 2004 to 2013 and later held political office in Ukraine.

Eduard Shevardnadze: Eduard Shevardnadze was a Georgian politician who served as president of Georgia from 1995 to 2003. Saakashvili led the movement that ended Shevardnadze’s presidency.
Rose Revolution: The 2003 Georgian uprising that forced President Eduard Shevardnadze to resign after a disputed parliamentary election. Saakashvili emerged as the revolution’s leading political figure.
Georgian police reform: The post-2003 restructuring of Georgia’s police, including the dismissal and replacement of the traffic police. The reform became a prominent example of Saakashvili’s campaign against everyday corruption.
Governor of Odesa Oblast: The chief executive office of Ukraine’s Odesa region. Saakashvili held this post from 2015 to 2016 while pursuing regional reforms.
Imprisonment of Mikheil Saakashvili: Saakashvili’s detention in Georgia after his return to the country in 2021. His detention has become a central dispute over the Georgian state’s treatment of its former president.
Zurab Zhvania: Zurab Zhvania was a Georgian politician who served as prime minister from 2004 until his death in 2005. Zhvania was Saakashvili’s close ally and first prime minister.
Georgian parliamentary election, 2003: Georgia’s disputed November 2003 parliamentary election, whose results triggered mass protests. The election dispute precipitated the uprising that brought Saakashvili toward the presidency.
Georgian public service reform: Changes to Georgia’s public administration intended to simplify services and reduce bribery. Saakashvili’s government used administrative reform to make the state more visible and effective.
Odesa Oblast: A region in southwestern Ukraine bordering the Black Sea and Moldova. It was the territory Saakashvili governed during his Ukrainian political career.
Human rights in Georgia: The protection of civil, political, and social rights under Georgia’s institutions and laws. Monitoring groups have raised concerns about Saakashvili’s detention and access to adequate medical care.

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