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Lasha Zhvania

Lasha Zhvania, Georgian businessman and politician

Born
October 14, 1973
Age in 2026
53
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1973

About Lasha Zhvania

Lasha Zhvania (Georgian: ლაშა ჟვანია; born on 14 October 1973 in Tbilisi, Georgia) is a Georgian politician, diplomat, businessman, and social activist who has also served as Head of the Presidential Administration of Georgia for the country's fifth president, Salome Zourabichvili. A diplomat by education, he began an international affairs career by working in Georgia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, notably by serving as the country's Ambassador to Israel and Cyprus. He would eventually join the political field, becoming a member of the Georgian Parliament, and the Minister of Economic Development for a short period of time after the August 2008 war against Russia. A social activist, he is also known for having served as general manager of Georgian Patriarch Ilia II's International Humanitarian Foundation. In 2010, he became the general manager of the International Foundation for Science, Culture and Spirituality of the Patriarch of All-Georgia, a non-profit organization created on behalf of Patriarch Ilia II.

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The world when Lasha Zhvania was born

Lasha Zhvania was born in 1973. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1973

  • #1 song"Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" – Tony Orlando & Dawn
  • Top movieThe Sting
  • Top TV showAll in the Family
  • Best-selling bookGravity's Rainbow – Thomas Pynchon

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentSecretariat wins the Triple Crown with a record Belmont Stakes
  • Top headlineOPEC oil embargo triggers global energy crisis
  • Technology milestoneFirst mobile phone call (Martin Cooper, Motorola)
  • Defining fadPlatform shoes
  • Notable inventionMobile phone (Motorola prototype)
  • World population3.93 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRichard Nixon
  • Sports championOakland Athletics (World Series)
  • Also wonNew York Knicks (NBA)
  • U.S. population211.9M

1973 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Lasha Zhvania's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19732026
Gas$0.39$3.45/gal
Average home$22,100$435,000
Average income$13,500$67,500
Minimum wage$1.60$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.77$11.95
Postage stamp$0.08$0.73
Population211.9M341 million

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