▁break away ▁region ' s ▁Parliament ▁passed ▁am end ment ▁to ▁the ▁law ▁making ▁eth nic ▁Georg ians ▁living ▁in ▁G ali ▁District ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁the ▁Ab kh az ▁citizens hip . ▁The ▁move ▁triggered ▁wave ▁of ▁protest ▁among ▁opposition ▁groups ▁forcing ▁the ▁Parliament ▁to ▁re voke ▁its ▁decision ▁on ▁August ▁ 6 . ▁ ▁Administration ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁the ▁Pres id ium ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Soviet ▁of ▁Georgia ▁dismiss ed ▁Rab o ▁Sh onia ▁as ▁District ▁Soviet ▁Chair man ▁and ▁appointed ▁Ed isher ▁Jan j ul ia ▁as ▁Pref ect . ▁The ▁Supreme ▁Soviet ▁and ▁the ▁Soviet ▁of ▁Minister s ▁of ▁the ▁Ab kh az ian ▁A SS R ▁subsequently ▁condem ned ▁this ▁decision ▁as ▁a ▁viol ation ▁of ▁their ▁authority ▁and ▁appe aled ▁to ▁the ▁Georg ian ▁Supreme ▁Soviet ▁to ▁re cons ider . ▁ ▁Rus lan ▁K ish mar ia ▁was ▁re app oint ed ▁as ▁Administration ▁Head ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁following ▁the ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁local ▁elections . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Assembly ▁elections , ▁Y uri ▁K vek ves ki ri ▁was ▁appointed ▁Administration ▁Head , ▁while ▁K ish mar ia ▁became ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Assembly . ▁K vek ves ki ri ▁did ▁not ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁elections , ▁but ▁remained ▁acting ▁Administration ▁Head ▁until ▁Bes lan ▁Ar sh ba ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁his ▁successor