Jansug Charkviani
Georgian poet and politician
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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.
BornSeptember 30, 1931
DiedNovember 6, 2017 (aged 86)
Tbilisi, Georgia
OccupationPoet
Yearsactive1947–2017
Jansug Charkviani | |
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| Born | September 30, 1931 |
| Died | November 6, 2017 (aged 86) Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Years active | 1947–2017 |
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 (1985),[1] Georgia's Order of Honor, and the title of Honorary Citizen of Tbilisi (1996).[2]
