[shev-erd-nahd-zuh; Russ. shi-vuhrd-nah-dzuh] 
| Ed⋅uard A. [ed-werd; Russ. ed-wahrt] , born 1928, Soviet foreign minister 1985–91; president of his native Georgian Republic 1995–2003. |
| Shev·ard·na·dze (shě'vərd-näd'zə) Georgian political leader who became head of state in 1992 and president in 1995. Formerly a Soviet politician and diplomat, he served as foreign minister (1985-1990) under Mikhail Gorbachev, in which role he normalized the Soviet Union's relations with the West after the cold war. |
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