Joni Pirtskhalaishvili | |
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.jpeg) General Joni Pirtskhalaishvili (2002) | |
| Born | May 22, 1947 |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union Georgia |
| Service/ | Soviet Army Georgian Army |
| Rank |  |
| Commands | Soviet motor-rifle division Georgian Armed Forces |
| Battles/wars | War in Abkhazia (1992–1993) |
Joni Pirtskhalaishvili (Georgian: ჯონი ფირცხალაიშვილი) (born 22 May 1947) is a retired Georgian lieutenant general (1999). He was the country's Minister of Defense from 15 September 1991 to 2 January 1992[1] and the Chief of General Staff of Georgian Armed Forces from May 1998 to September 2003.[2][3][4]
- ^ (in Georgian) საქართველოს სამხედრო და თავდაცვის მინისტრები 1918-2011 წლებში Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (in Georgian) საქართველოს თავდაცვის მინისტრები და გენერალური/გაერთიანებული შტაბის უფროსები
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