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Leonid Dzapshba

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Leonid Dzapshba is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Leonid Dzapshba · Дзяпшба, Леонид Юрьевич · ლეონიდ ძაფშბა				[sources]
Alias	Leonid Yurivich Dzapshba · Леонид Юрьевич Дзяпшба				[sources]
Birth date	1961				[sources]
Place of birth	Gudauta District				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Citizenship	Abkhazia (Occupied Georgia)				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Leonid				[sources]
Political association	independent politician				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q4160952				[sources]
Position	Minister for Internal Affairs of Abkhazia (2010-2011) · Minister for Internal Affairs of Abkhazia (2011-2011) · Minister for Internal Affairs of Abkhazia (2015-2016)				[sources]
Last change	2026-03-16	Last processed	2026-03-20	First seen	2023-09-27

Descriptions

former Interior Minister of Abkhazia and former head of the Abkhazian Football Federation

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-09-28

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,898

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,763

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