After the Revolution

Today Georgia’s richest man, Badri Patarkatsishvili – who died under what were considered “suspicious” circumstances earlier this month – was laid to rest in Tbilisi to the applause of thousands of Georgians.
Patarkatsishvili was considered a “robber baron and philanthropist,” according to an article published by EurasiaNet.org. His wealth helped finance Georgia’s Rose Revolution.
The billionaire had been living in exile in England […]

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Though conspiracy theories about the death of billionaire opposition leader and media mogul Badri Patarkatsishvili seem to be losing steam, one question remains unanswered: What will become of Patarkatsishvili’s embattled television station?
 According to a recent article on EurasiaNet.org, Rupert Murdoch’s son is to arrive in Georgia in the near future to discuss purchasing a controlling […]

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Recently deceased Georgian billionaire Badri Patarkatsishvili – a man who had monetarily sustained much of the political opposition to Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili – had lived in fear of assasination.
He was wanted in Georgia and Russia and living in exile in England and Israel.
When he died at the age of 52 on Tuesday, British police called it “suspicious.”
But according to […]

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As I described in my previous post, Georgia’s richest citizen (and possibly the one who most resembled Mark Twain) died a “suspicious” death at the age of 52 on Tuesday. Badri Patarkatsishvili had been in exile in London after the Georgian government accused him of plotting a coup.
Gideon Lichfield, Jerusalem correspondent for The Economist, wrote about his encounter with Patarkatsishvili in his blog. […]

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The richest citizen of Georgia died suspiciously on Tuesday at the age of 52. 
I wrote about Badri Patarkatsishvili on Jan. 30 and and Jan. 15. He was the billionaire media mogul who supported Georigan President Mikheil Saakashvili during the Rose Revolution but ran against him in the most recent election.
He was in exile, having been accused of plotting a coup after last year’s […]

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This is an update to my Jan. 17 post about presidential candidate and media mogul Badri Patarkatsishvili.
The court may have found yet another problem with Patarkatsishvili’s long-hounded broadcast company, Imedi TV — the fact that he might have illegally retained some ownership of it while campaigning for president.
After Patarkatsishvili announced his bid for the presidency in […]

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“It’s only in Georgia that I’m this lovely old man, this grandfather figure. If they want to really know my background, they should ask in Russia — they know me differently there.”
This is the quote an article at Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty used to introduce Badri Patarkatsishvili — a billionaire with a white […]

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