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Badri Patarkatsishvili | |
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ბადრი პატარკაციშვილი | |
 Patarkatsishvili in 2007 | |
| Born | 31 October 1955 |
| Died | 12 February 2008 (aged 52) |
| Occupation(s) | Former Owner and CEO of Imedi, businessman, and Politician |
| Spouse | Inna Gudavadze |
Arkady Shalvovich "Badri" Patarkatsishvili[1] (Georgian: ბადრი პატარკაციშვილი; 31 October 1955 – 12 February 2008) was a Georgian businessman who also became extensively involved in politics. He contested the 2008 Georgian presidential election and came third with 7.1% of the votes. From the early 1980s until the time of his death, he was a flamboyant figure in business and was behind some of the most successful companies in today's Russia.[2] From humble origins, he became the wealthiest citizen in Georgia with an estimated wealth of $12 billion.[3] He was also one of the country's largest philanthropists.[4]
Patarkatsishvili suddenly died intestate in February 2008, sparking one of the largest estate battles in legal history.[5] In October 2018, the government of Georgia officially accused the former president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili of ordering Patarkatsishvili's assassination.[6]
- ^ "В избирательных бюллетенях Бадри Патаркацишвили будет Аркадием (Грузия)". Regnum. 2007-11-28.
- ^ Daily Telegraph, Badri Patarkatsishvili, 14.02.2008
- ^ "The Richest Georgians of the World". Georgian Times, 04-06-2008 Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine.Accessed: 04-05-2008.
- ^ Vanity Fair, The Widow and the Oligarchs 01.10.09
- ^ Vanity Fair, The Widow and the Oligarchs, 01.10.09
- ^ "პროკურატურის განცხადება ბადრი პატარკაციშვილის მკვლელობის მომზადების საქმეზე" [Statement of Prosecutor's Office on Badri Patarkatsishvili's murder case]. Government of Georgia.