Alexander Ankvab

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Alexander Ankvab
Алеқсандр Анқәаб ალექსანდრე ანქვაბი Александр Анкваб
Ankvab in 2011
Prime Minister of Abkhazia
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 April 2020
President	Aslan Bzhania
Preceded by	Valeri Bganba
In office 14 February 2005 – 13 February 2010
President	Sergei Bagapsh
Preceded by	Nodar Khashba
Succeeded by	Sergei Shamba
3rd President of Abkhazia
In office 29 May 2011 – 1 June 2014 Acting: until 26 September 2011
Vice President	Mikhail Logua
Preceded by	Sergei Bagapsh
Succeeded by	Valeri Bganba (Acting)
Vice President of Abkhazia
In office 12 February 2010 – 29 May 2011
President	Sergei Bagapsh
Preceded by	Raul Khajimba
Succeeded by	Mikhail Logua
Minister for Internal Affairs of Abkhazia
In office 24 June 1992 – 1993
Preceded by	Givi Lominadze
Succeeded by	Givi Agrba
Personal details
Born	(1952-12-26) 26 December 1952 (age 71) Sukhumi, Abkhazian ASSR, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Political party	Aitaira
Alma mater	Rostov State University
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Aleksandr Zolotinskovich Ankvab (/ˈɑːŋkvɑːb/ ^ⓘ AHNK-vahb; Abkhaz: Алықьсандр Золотинска-иԥа Анқәаб, romanized: Alyk'sandr Zolotinska-ipa Anq'ab; Georgian: ალექსანდრე ზოლოტინსკის ძე ანქვაბი, romanized: aleksandre zolot'insk'is dze ankvabi; Russian: Алекса́ндр Золоти́нскович Анква́б; born 26 December 1952) is an Abkhaz politician and businessman who was the president of Abkhazia from 29 May 2011 until his resignation on 1 June 2014. He previously served as prime minister from 2005 to 2010 and as vice-president from 2010 to 2011 during the presidency of Sergei Bagapsh. He was appointed prime minister again on 23 April 2020.^{[citation needed]}

In the 2004 Abkhazian presidential election, Ankvab supported Bagapsh's candidacy following his own exclusion by the Central Election Commission;^[1] he was subsequently appointed as prime minister by Bagapsh in February 2005. Ankvab was appointed acting president of Abkhazia after president Bagapsh underwent an operation on 21 May 2011. Following the operation, Bagapsh died on 29 May 2011 and Ankvab served as acting president^[2][3] until winning election in his own right later in 2011.^{[citation needed]}

Ankvab survived six attempts on his life from 2005 to 2012, last time as a president on 22 February 2012, when his convoy was ambushed in Abkhazia, killing two of his guards.^[4]

On 27 May 2014, Ankvab's headquarters in Sukhumi were stormed by opposition groups led by Raul Khajimba, forcing him into flight to Gudauta in what Ankvab denounced as an "armed coup attempt".^[5] The Abkhaz parliament declared Ankvab "unable" to exercise his presidential powers on 31 May 2014, and Ankvab resigned the next day.^[6]