Shaaban Abash
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BirthnameShaaban Amber-ipa Abash
Born1890
Adzyubzha, Sukhum Okrug, Russian Empire
Adzyubzha, Sukhum Okrug, Russian Empire
Died1953 (aged 62–63)
Adzyubzha, Abkhaz ASSR, Soviet Union
Adzyubzha, Abkhaz ASSR, Soviet Union
Allegiance
Russian Empire
Soviet Russia
Soviet Union
Russian Empire 
Soviet Russia 
Soviet UnionShaaban Abash | |
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 Shaban Abash in traditional abkhaz costume | |
| Birth name | Shaaban Amber-ipa Abash |
| Born | 1890 Adzyubzha, Sukhum Okrug, Russian Empire |
| Died | 1953 (aged 62–63) Adzyubzha, Abkhaz ASSR, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire Soviet Russia Soviet Union |
| Branch | Imperial Russian Army Red Army |
| Years of service | 1903–1954 |
| Rank | Gefreiter |
| Battles / wars | World War I Russian Civil War |
| Awards | Cross of St. George, 4th Class |
Shaaban Abash (Russian: Шаабан Абаш, Abkhaz: Шьаабан Амбер-иԥа Абашь; 1890 – 1953) was the rider of the Abkhazian hundreds of the Circassian cavalry regiment of the Caucasian native division during the First World War. Shaaban was Afro-Abkhazian.[1]
