- Valery Arshba
Infobox Vice President
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name=Valery Arshba
order=1stVice President of Abkhazia
term_start=1994
term_end=2005
president=Vladislav Ardzinba
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successor=Raul Khadjimba
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spouse=Valery Arshba was the first Vice President of the Republic of Abkhazia, a de facto independent republic of the
Republic of Georgia . He held that office from 1994 until 2005. Arshba was a candidate for the October 2004 Abkhazian presidential election, but withdrew in the last minute due to pressure from his family.cite journal
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coauthors = Alexander Skakov
title = Abkhazia at a Crossroads: On the Domestic Political Situation in the Republic of Abkhazia.
journal = Iran and the Caucasus
volume = 9
issue = 1
pages = 159-186
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url = http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/brill/ic/2005/00000009/00000001/art00011
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accessdate = 2008-07-10] Since 2005, Valery Arshba has been the head of the administration of the new Abkhazian President,Sergei Bagapsh .References
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