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He was the sole candidate for presidency for the first time in Georgia's history because of the opposition's boycott.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"22 July 1971","date":"1971-07-22"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q711893#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Bolnisi","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q653420"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q711893#P19"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Soviet Union","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15180"},{"text":"Georgia","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q230"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q711893#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"association football player","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q937857"},{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"economist","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188094"},{"text":"athlete","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2066131"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q711893#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"People's Power (since 2024)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q115806730","start":"2024"},{"text":"Georgian Dream (until 2024)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q46516","end":"2024"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q711893#P102"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"President of Georgia (since 29 December 2024 · BS 13 Poush 2081 onwards)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q843405","start":"2024-12-29"},{"text":"Member of the Parliament of Georgia (25 November 2024 – 10 December 2024 · BS 9 Mangsir 2081 – 24 Mangsir 2081)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21290878","start":"2024-11-25","end":"2024-12-10"},{"text":"Member of the Parliament of Georgia (11 December 2020 – 25 November 2024)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21290878","start":"2020-12-11","end":"2024-11-25"},{"text":"Member of the Parliament of Georgia (18 November 2016 – 11 December 2020)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21290878","start":"2016-11-18","end":"2020-12-11"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q711893#P39"}},{"key":"facebook","label":"Facebook","values":[{"text":"MikheilKavelashviliOfficial","url":"https://www.facebook.com/MikheilKavelashviliOfficial"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q711893#P2013"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikheil_Kavelashvili","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q711893","https://www.facebook.com/MikheilKavelashviliOfficial"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Mikheil Kavelashvili born?","a":"Mikheil Kavelashvili was born on 22 July 1971 in Bolnisi."},{"q":"What positions has Mikheil Kavelashvili held?","a":"Positions held by Mikheil Kavelashvili include: President of Georgia (since 29 December 2024); 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Mikheil Kavelashvili - President of Georgia.jpg — Giorgi Abdaladze, CC BY 4.0.","cite":"\"Mikheil Kavelashvili\". DigiNepal. Last updated 8 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/mikheil-kavelashvili. Retrieved 14 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-08T08:56:59Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-14","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/mikheil-kavelashvili","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/mikheil-kavelashvili","ne":null}}