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Georgians in France

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Ethnic Georgians in France were

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- less than 2 000 from 1922 to 1939,

- around 10 000 (500 students, 2 000 asylum refugees and 8 000 legal residents) at the end of 2013.

People associated with the Democratic Republic of Georgia (1918-1921)

  • Razhden Arsenidze (1880-1965), minister
  • Nikolay Chkheidze (1864-1926), president of Parliament
  • Akaki Chkhenkeli (1874-1959), minister
  • Benia Chkhikvishvili (1881-1924), politician
  • Kakutsa Cholokashvili (1888-1930), colonel
  • Evgeni Gegechkori (1881-1954), minister
  • Giorgi Gvazava (1869-1941), politician
  • Valiko Jugheli (1887-1924), politician
  • Noe Khomeriki (1883-1924), minister
  • Giorgi Kvinitadze (1974-1970), military commander
  • Vlasa Mgeladze (1868-1943), politician
  • Noe Ramishvili (1881-1930), president of Government
  • Ekvtime Takaishvili (1863-1953), vice-president of Parliament
  • Irakli Tsereteli (1881-1959), minister
  • Mikheil Tsereteli (1878-1965), politician
  • Grigol Uratadze (1880-1959), politician
  • Noe Zhordania (1868-1953), president of Government
  • People born in Russia, Georgia or USSR

  • Goudji Amachoukeli (1941-), goldsmith
  • Dimitri Amilakhvari (1906-1942), colonel of French Army
  • Constantin Andronikof (1916-1997), interpreter, translator and writer
  • Géla Babluani (1979-), film director
  • Djémal Bjalava (1944-), sculptor
  • Thorniké Gordadzé (1975-), political scientist
  • Mamuka Gorgodze (1984-), rugby union footballer
  • Otar Iosseliani (1934-), film director
  • Alexandre Jioshvili (1975-), volleyball player
  • Nino Kirtadzé (1968-), film director
  • Elie Mélia (1915-1988), priest
  • Michel Mouskhely (1903-1964), political scientist and jurist
  • Victoria Ravva (1975-), volleyball player
  • People born in France

  • Maryam d'Abo (1960-), actress
  • Alex Abouladzé (1945-1978), poet
  • Marie Amachoukeli (1979-), film director
  • Ketevan Bagration of Mukhrani (1954-), ambassador of Georgia
  • Gaston Bouatchidzé (1935-), writer and translator
  • Hélène Carrère d'Encausse (1929-), permanent secretary of the Académie française,
  • Florian Chakiachvili (1992-), ice hockey player,
  • Georges Charachidzé (1930-2010), scholar of the Caucasian cultures,
  • Serge Davri (1919-2012), actor
  • Artchil Davrichachvili (1955-), priest
  • Irakli Davrichewy (1940-), jazzman
  • Kéthévane Davrichewy (1965-), writer
  • Patricia Eligoulachvili (1958-), actress
  • Raphaël Eligoulachvili, musician
  • Guy Kédia (1934-), journalist
  • Claude de Kemoularia (1922-), ambassador of France
  • Luc Melua (1936-2010), motorist and journalist
  • Ethéry Pagava (1932-), prima ballerina
  • Patrick Topaloff (1944-2010), comedian, singer and actor
  • Dimitri Yachvili (1980-), rugby union footballer
  • Grégoire Yachvili (1977-), rugby union footballer
  • Michel Yachvili (1946-), rugby union footballer
  • François Zourabichvili (1965-2006), philosopher
  • Nicolas Zourabichvili (1936-), composer
  • Salomé Zourabichvili (1952-), ambassador of France
  • Religion

    Saint Nino Georgian Orthodox Church, founded in 1929, in Paris, dépends on Ecumenical Patriarcate of Constantinople through tne Conference of Orthodox Bishops in France.

    Saint Thamar Georgian Orthodox Church, founded in 2005, in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges (outside of Paris), depends on Georgian Orthodox Church.

    References

    Georgians in France Wikipedia