Adgur Rafet-ipa Kharaziya
Адгəыр Рафеҭ-иԥа Ҳаразиа ადგურ ხარაზია | |
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| Mayor of Sukhumi | |
| Assumed office 22 October 2014 | |
| President | Raul Khajimba |
| Preceded by | Alias Labakhua |
| Mayor of Sukhumi Acting | |
| In office 5 November 2004 – 16 February 2005 | |
| President | Vladislav Ardzinba |
| Preceded by | Leonid Lolua |
| Succeeded by | Astamur Adleiba |
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Adgur Rafet-ipa Kharaziya (Abkhaz: Адгəыр Рафеҭ-иԥа Ҳаразиа; Georgian: ადგურ ხარაზია), is the current Mayor of Sukhumi and a former Minister of Agriculture and Vice Speaker of the People's Assembly of Abkhazia.
Adgur Kharaziya was head of the Gulripshi District assembly before he was appointed acting mayor of Sukhumi by president Vladislav Ardzinba on 5 November 2004, in the heated aftermath of the 2004 presidential election, succeeding Leonid Lolua. During his first speech he called upon the two leading candidates, Sergei Bagapsh and Raul Khadjimba, to both withdraw.[1]
On February 16 of 2005, newly elected President Bagapsh replaced Kharaziya with Astamur Adleiba as mayor of Sukhumi.
In the 2007 parliamentary elections Adgur Kharaziya successfully stood as candidate in the Dranda precinct No. 24, winning a majority in the first round. He formed part of the opposition.[2] During the assembly's first meeting after the election Kharaziya was nominated for the position of speaker by fellow MP Rita Lolua but lost to Nugzar Ashuba.[3] On the 27th of July 2007, Kharaziya took part in a round table on free speech organised by journalists that called upon the government to end what it called the pursuit of independent and opposition media.[4]
Following the May 2014 Revolution and the election of Raul Khajimba, Kharaziya was again appointed as Acting Mayor of Sukhumi on 22 October 2014.[5] On 4 April 2015, he won the by-election to the City Council in constituency no. 3 unopposed,[6] and was confirmed as mayor on 4 May.[7]
| Preceded by | acting Mayor of Sukhumi 2004–2005 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Mayor of Sukhumi 2014–Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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