Vitali Gabnia

Vitali Gabnia
Виталик Габниа
Виталий Габния
5th Vice President of Abkhazia
In office
25 September 2014 – 22 August 2018
PresidentRaul Khajimba
Preceded byMikhail Logua
Succeeded byAslan Bartsits
Personal details
Born(1968-06-12)12 June 1968
Sukhumi, Abkhazian ASSR, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityAbkhazian
Children2
Alma materAbkhazian State University
Military service
Allegiance Soviet Union
 Abkhazia
Branch/serviceSoviet Army
Years of service1986-1990

Vitali Viktorovich Gabnia (Abkhazian:Виталик Виктор-иҧа Габниа; Russian: Виталий Викторович Габния) was Vice President of Abkhazia from 2014 to 2018. He was elected along with President Raul Khajimba following the May 2014 revolution against previous President Alexander Ankvab, which Khajimba and he had led. Gabnia is Chairman of the veterans organisation Aruaa. He resigned after being caught in a brawl in August 2018.[citation needed]