Devi Chankotadze

Dewi Tschankotadse (Georgian დევი ჭანკოტაძე, English transcription: Devi Chankotadze; born September 1, 1961) was Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Georgia.

Career

Dewi Tschankotadse was formed in the years 1978-1982 in an artillery school in Tbilisi military. Until 1990 he was a member of the Red Army. In the 1990s he was a member of the Georgian National Guard and was a commander of artillery units. In 2001 he took part in a further military training in Beijing. 2000 to 2004 he worked in the General Staff of the armed forces of Georgia and then about a year as a military representative. In 2005 he resigned from the armed forces. In 2007 he returned as a commander of an artillery brigade back to the army. After the Caucasian War in 2008 Tschankotadse was Deputy Chairman of the General Staff of the Georgian Armed Forces chief of staff and 2009.

Personal

Dewi Tschankotadse is married and has one daughter.