shevardnadze

noun

1. Ed·uard A. [ed-werd; Russian ed-wahrt] /ˈɛd wərd; Russian ɛdˈwɑrt/, 1928–2014, Soviet foreign minister 1985–91; president of his native Georgian Republic 1995–2003.

noun

1. Eduard (Amvrosiyevich). born 1928, Georgian statesman; president of Georgia (1992–2003); Soviet minister of foreign affairs (1985–91), who played an important part in arms negotiations with the US