Merab Kostava

georgia, national hero, dissident, dissident movement, mtatsminda

Born May 26, 1939

Tbilisi, Georgia

Passed Away Oct 13, 1989 Tbilisi, Georgia

Lifespan 50 years old

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"Truth cannot be chained in iron camps; it rises with every prayer of a free soul."

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National hero of Georgia, dissident poet, and leading activist in the Georgian national liberation movement against Soviet rule.

Biographical Record

Merab Kostava was a courageous Georgian dissident, human rights activist, and poet who endured more than a decade of Soviet imprisonment and Siberian exile for demanding national self-determination.

Alongside his lifelong companion Zviad Gamsakhurdia, Kostava founded the Georgian Helsinki Group in 1976 and organized massive peaceful demonstrations demanding human rights and independence.

His tragic death in an automobile accident in October 1989 triggered national mourning, inspiring the country's decisive push toward the restoration of independence in 1991.

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Mtatsminda Pantheon
Tbilisi, Georgia

                         GPS: 41.6961, 44.7892                    

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