Georgia mourns death of former Supreme Council deputy chair Nemo Burchuladze

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has expressed his condolences following the death of Nemo Burchuladze, a prominent figure in Georgia’s national independence movement and a signatory of the 1991 Act of Restoration of Independence.

In a statement published on social media on Tuesday, Kobakhidze described Burchuladze as a patriot and a distinguished representative of the national movement, saying his death was a loss for Georgian society. He extended his condolences to Burchuladze’s family and relatives.

Burchuladze died on 9 November at the age of 79, according to a statement published by Guram Absandze, who described him as a prominent representative of the national movement and the national government.

Born in 1946, Burchuladze graduated from the Transport Faculty of the Georgian Polytechnic Institute in 1972. He subsequently worked in engineering, design and education, and served as chief engineer at the Republican Institute of Land Management.

During 1990-1991, he was a member of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Georgia, representing the National Front - Radical Union within the electoral bloc Round Table - Free Georgia. He served as deputy chairman of the Supreme Council and was a member of its Presidium.

Burchuladze was among the signatories of the Act of Restoration of State Independence of Georgia, adopted on 9 April 1991, following the restoration of independence declared in 1918.