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Assassination Attempt Won't Destroy Freedom "Tell the people that their President is in good shape and our fight for democracy and independence will continue with even greater fervor." Georgian
President Eduard Shevardnadze, 70, on February 10, 1998, after surviving
the second attempt on his life in 30 months. He attributed the
assassination attempt to a "third force" of "international
terrorism" in Russia. The highly organized attack with rocket-propelled
grenades injured two body guards in his motorcade and killed
another, Kakha Shevardenidze, 37, who was credited with having
saved the President's life in 1995. |
