Born: 25 January 1928 · Died: 7 July 2014 · Age at death: 86
How old was Eduard Shevardnadze when he died?
Eduard Shevardnadze died aged 86. He was born on 25 January 1928 and died on 7 July 2014.
Former President of Georgia and Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs
Did you know?As the last Soviet foreign minister, he played a crucial role in negotiating the end of the Cold War.
Quick facts
Date of birth25 January 1928
Date of death7 July 2014
Age at death86
NationalityGeorgian
BirthplaceMamati, Georgia
Occupationpolitician, diplomat
Editor's Take:
Eduard Shevardnadze helped end the Cold War from the Soviet side. As Gorbachev's foreign minister he negotiated arms cuts and the withdrawal from Afghanistan. He also accepted German reunification. Back home in Georgia he led a fragile new state through civil war. His rule grew corrupt and was ended by peaceful protest. Many Germans and Americans remember him warmly for his role in peacefully ending the Cold War. Georgians remember a more mixed record, with hardship and corruption.
Key Milestones
1985: Becomes Soviet Foreign Minister
1990: Resigns, warning of a coming dictatorship
1995: Elected President of Georgia
2003: Ousted in the Rose Revolution
Eduard Ambrosis dze Shevardnadze (Georgian: ედუარდ ამბროსის ძე შევარდნაძე; Russian: Эдуа́рд Амвро́сиевич Шевардна́дзе, romanized: Eduard Amvrosiyevich Shevardnadze; 25 January 1928 – 7 July 2014) was a Soviet and Georgian politician and diplomat who governed Georgia for several non-consecutive periods from 1972 until…
Eduard Shevardnadze's birthday is January 25. He was born on January 25, 1928 in Mamati, Georgia.
How old was Eduard Shevardnadze when he died?
Eduard Shevardnadze died on July 7, 2014, aged 86.
Who shares a birthday with Eduard Shevardnadze?
Famous people who share Eduard Shevardnadze's January 25 birthday include Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Thomas Aquinas, Virginia Woolf, Robert Burns and Vladimir Vysotsky.
