Konstantine (Kote) Abkhazi | |
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| Born | November 17, 1867 |
| Died | May 20, 1923 (aged 55) |
| Nationality | Georgian |
| Alma mater | Cadet Corps in Tbilisi. St. Petersburg's Military Academy |
| Occupation(s) | Commander, Politician and Public figure |
| Known for | General-major of Artillery in the Tsar's army (1916) and in the national army of the Democratic Republic of Georgia (1918). Chairman of the Georgian National-Democratic Party. |
Prince Konstantine (Kote) Abkhazi (Georgian: კონსტანტინე (კოტე) აფხაზი) (November 17, 1867 – May 20, 1923), was a Georgian military officer, politician and public figure. During the Imperial Russian rule, he was a General-major of Artillery in the tsar's army (1916) and in the national army of the Democratic Republic of Georgia (1918), and a recognized leader of the liberal nobility of Georgia. After the Soviet Occupation of Georgia, he emerged as one of the leaders of an underground anti-Soviet, national-liberation movement. One of the founders of the Tbilisi State University in 1918 and Chairman of the Georgian National-Democratic Party in 1921–1923. In 1923, he was arrested and executed by the Soviet security police (so-called "Cheka"). In 2023, he was posthumously awarded the title and Order of National Hero of Georgia.[1]