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That article forgot to mention the war when recounting his career. Also forgot this:

Mikheil Saakashvili - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The pressure against Saakashvili intensified in 2009, when the opposition launched mass demonstrations against Saakashvili's rule. On 5 May 2009, Georgian police said large-scale disorders were planned in Georgia of which the failed army mutiny was part. According to the police, Saakashvili's assassination had also been plotted.^[24] Opposition figures dispute the claim of an attempted mutiny and instead say that troops refused an illegal order to use force against opposition demonstrators^[25]

So what is he doing nowadays?

Mikheil Saakashvili - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

In December 2013, he accepted the position of lecturer and senior statesman at Tufts University in the United States.^[5]

US pawn calls Russian pawn greedy. Pot, meet kettle.

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by A swedish kind of death on Tue Feb 25th, 2014 at 11:47:26 AM EST
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Former president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili to join Tufts University - Tufts - Your Campus - Boston.com

One month after the end his decade-long run as president of the country of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili announced he will join Tufts University.
Starting in January [2014], Saakashvili will work as a as senior statesman at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, the university's gradate school of international affairs, which the Saakashvili called "one of the greatest institutions specialized in these fields in the world."

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Tue Feb 25th, 2014 at 11:52:13 AM EST
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Former first lady of Georgia, Sandra Roelofs, still lives and works in Georgia and most likely has the care of their two sons. Saakashvili lives in exile in the US and fears for his life. Ms. Roelofs is a noted advocate for women and girls and founded the charity foundation, SOCO which is active in advancing reproductive health and neonatal care.

○ Sandra Roelofs, first lady of Georgia, tells her personal story in Zeeuws Vlaanderen - [dutch]

'Sapere aude'

by Oui (Oui) on Tue Feb 25th, 2014 at 03:45:08 PM EST
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One must feel pity for his ( American) students...They'll have a lot to learn from him ;)

Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind...Albert Einstein

by vbo on Tue Feb 25th, 2014 at 09:03:08 PM EST
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