Almasbei Kchach

Almasbei Kchach (died 17 April 2012) was a former government member and vice-presidential candidate from Abkhazia who committed suicide when investigators came to arrest him in connection with an assassination attempt on President Alexander Ankvab.[1]

Almasbei Kchach
Secretary of the Security Council of Abkhazia
In office
6 June 2003 – 17 February 2005
PresidentVladislav Ardzinba
Preceded byAstamur Tarba
Succeeded byStanislav Lakoba
Minister of Internal Affairs of Abkhazia
In office
1 November 2001 – 8 May 2003
PresidentVladislav Ardzinba
Prime MinisterAnri Jergenia
Gennadi Gagulia
Preceded byZurab Agumava
Succeeded byAbesalom Beia
Minister of Internal Affairs of Abkhazia
In office
2 June 1996 – 2 July 2001
PresidentVladislav Ardzinba
Prime MinisterGennadi Gagulia
Sergei Bagapsh
Viacheslav Tsugba
Preceded byGivi Agrba
Succeeded byZurab Agumava
Personal details
Died(2012-04-17)17 April 2012

Political career under President Ardzinba
See also: Government of President Ardzinba

On 2 June 1996, President Vladislav Ardzinba appointed Almasbei Kchach to succeed Givi Agrba as interior minister. Kchach had up until that point been head of Ardzinba's own security office.[2] He remained in that position until 2 July 2001, when he was replaced by Supreme Court Judge Zurab Agumava.[3] However, Kchach again became interior minister on 1 November after Agumava was appointed to head the State Security Service.[4][5]

On 8 May 2003, after the appointment of Raul Khajimba as prime minister, Kchach was again replaced as interior minister, by Abesalom Beia.[6] On 6 June, he was appointed Secretary of the Security Council,[7] succeeding Astamur Tarba who had been made Vice-Premier.[8] Kchach stayed on in this position until the end of Ardzinba's presidency in 2005.[1]

Member of the opposition

After Sergei Bagapsh succeeded Vladislav Ardzinba as president in 2005, Almasbei Kchach joined the new opposition and unsuccessfully participated in a number of elections. In the 2007 parliamentary elections, he made it to the second round of the election in the eighth constituency (Pitsunda), but narrowly lost the run-off with 1195 to 1263 votes.[9] In the 2009 presidential election Kchach ran as vice presidential candidate under businessman Beslan Butba. The pair came in fourth place with 8.25% of the vote share.[1][10] Kchach again tried to win constituency number eight in the 2012 parliamentary elections, but failed to pass the first round, achieving a 24.90% third place.[11]

References
  1. "Органы прокуратуры проводят доследственную проверку по факту самоубийства Алмасбея Кчача". Apsnypress. 17 April 2012. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  2. The Jamestown Foundation (4 June 1996). "Abkhaz Military Leaders Replaced". Monitor. 2 (107). Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  3. "УКАЗОМ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА НАЗНАЧЕН НОВЫЙ МИНИСТР ВНУТРЕННИХ ДЕЛ АБХАЗИИ". Apsnypress (in Russian). 2 July 2001. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  4. ООН: поделите мандариновую страну. Caucasian Knot (in Russian). 1 November 2001. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  5. Абхазский парламент не поддержал вотум недоверия правительству. Caucasian Knot (in Russian). 2 November 2001. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  6. Выпуск № 088. Apsnypress (in Russian). 8 May 2003. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  7. Выпуск № 111. Apsnypress (in Russian). 6 June 2003. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  8. Выпуск № 082. Apsnypress (in Russian). 1 May 2003. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  9. "Новости из Абхазии". Apsnypress. March 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  10. Kuchuberia, Anzhela (14 December 2009). "ЦИК Абхазии: на выборах президента победил Сергей Багапш (Видео)". Caucasian Knot. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  11. Предварительные итоги выборов депутатов Народного Собрания - Парламента Республики Абхазия. Apsnypress (in Russian). 11 March 2012. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
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