Akaki Chkhenkeli

Akaki Chkhenkeli
აკაკი ჩხენკელი (Georgian)
Prime Minister of the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic
In office 26 April 1918 – 26 May 1918
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic
In office 26 April 1918 – 26 May 1918
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of Georgia
In office 26 May 1918 – November 1918
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Evgeni Gegechkori
Personal details
Born	(1874-05-19)May 19, 1874 Okumi, Sukhum Okrug, Kutais Governorate, Russian Empire (Present day Georgia)
Died	January 5, 1959(1959-01-05) (aged 84) Paris, France
Political party	Social Democratic (Menshevik) Party of Georgia
Spouse	Markine
Children	1 (Aleksei)
Alma mater	Saint Vladimir Imperial University of Kiev
Profession	Politician
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Akaki Chkhenkeli (Georgian: აკაკი ჩხენკელი; 19 May 1874 – 5 January 1959) was a Georgian Social Democratic politician and publicist who acted as one of the leaders of the Menshevik movement in Russia and Georgia. In 1918 he served as the prime minister and foreign minister of the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic, and then became foreign minister of the Democratic Republic of Georgia. In 1921 he was appointed the Georgian Minister to France, though was unable to serve as the Red Army invaded Georgia. His younger brother was the linguist Kita Tschenkéli.