Joni Pirtskhalaishvili
Joni Pirtskhalaishvili | |
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General Joni Pirtskhalaishvili (2002) | |
| Born | May 22, 1947 |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union Georgia |
| Branch | Soviet Army Georgian Army |
| Rank | |
| Commands | Soviet motor-rifle division Georgian Armed Forces |
| Battles / wars | War in Abkhazia |
Joni Pirtskhalaishvili (Georgian: ჯონი ფირცხალაიშვილი) (born 22 May 1947) is a retired Georgian lieutenant general (1999). He was the country's Minister of Defense from 15 September 1991 to 2 January 1992 and the Chief of General Staff of Georgian Armed Forces from May 1998 to September 2003.