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Jansug Charkviani

Jansug Charkviani

Georgian poet and politician

Jansug Charkviani (Georgian: ჯანსუღ ჩარკვიანი; 30 September 1931 – 6 November 2017) was a Georgian poet. He was a member of the Parliament of Georgia from 1992 to 2004.

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Born in Tbilisi, Charkviani graduated from the Tbilisi State University in 1953. He had his first poems published in 1947. From the 1960s to the 1990s he was also an editor of several literary magazines. He was awarded, among other prizes, the Shota Rustaveli Prize (1984), Georgia's Order of Honor, and the title of Honorary Citizen of Tbilisi (1996).[1]

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    "Famous Georgian poet Jansug Charkviani passes away aged 86". Georgian Journal. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
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