Alexander Javakhishvili | |
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Native name | ალექსანდრე ჯავახიშვილი |
Born | Tbilisi | February 18, 1932
Died | July 31, 2017 | (aged 85)
Allegiance | Soviet Union Georgia |
Service | Soviet Navy Georgian Navy |
Years of service | Soviet Union 1949–1989 Georgia 1991–1996 |
Rank | Rear Admiral |
Commands | Georgian Navy |
Alexander Javakhishvili (Georgian: ალექსანდრე ჯავახიშვილი; Russian: Александр Давидович Джавахишвили, romanized: Aleksandr Davidovich Dzhavakhishvili; February 18, 1932 – July 31, 2017) was a Georgian rear-admiral and commander of the Georgian navy from 1991 to 1996. A former Soviet navy submariner, he directed efforts at building the navy of independent Georgia in the 1990s.