Mikheil Saakashvili (born December 21, 1967) is a Georgian politician and the former President of Georgia. He succeeded Nino Burjanadze, the acting president, on January 25, 2004. Saakashvili was elected to (officially) replace President Eduard Shevardnadze, who stepped down in Georgia's 2003 bloodless Rose Revolution, led by Saakashvili and his major political allies, Burjanadze and Zurab Zhvania. Saakashvili resigned his position on November 25, 2007, in order to re-run for the early presidential election scheduled in January 2008. Until the 5 January Georgian presidential election, 2008, the current Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia Nino Burjanadze will be the acting President of Georgia.
Some non-Georgian sources spell his name via the Russian as Mikhail. In Georgia, he is commonly known as "Misha," a hypocorism for Mikheil. It is also transliterated Mixeil Saakašvili.
He is married to Sandra E. Roelofs, of Dutch origin, and has two sons, Eduard and Nikoloz. Apart from his native Georgian, he is reported to be fluent in English, French, Russian and Ukrainian.

Mikheil (Nikolozis dze) Saakachvili (en géorgien: მიხეილ ნიკოლოზის ძე სააკაშვილი, parfois désigné par son nom russifié Mikhaïl (Nikolozovitch) Saakachvili), né le 21 décembre 1967, est un ancien président de la Géorgie.
Saakachvili passe les examens de l'école internationale de droit de l'université d'état de Kiev en 1992.

Le 12 octobre 2000, Saakachvili devient ministre de la justice du gouvernement du président Chevardnadzé.

Le 25 novembre 2007, afin de provoquer une élection présidentielle anticipée à laquelle il sera candidat, le président Saakachvili démissionne. En sa qualité de présidente du parlement, Nino Bourdjanadze redevient présidente par intérim.

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