Vladislav Ardzinba (, ; 14 May 1945 – 4 March 2010) was the first "de facto" President of Abkhazia. A historian by education, Ardzinba led Abkhazia to "de facto" independence in the 1992–1993 War with Georgia, but its "de jure" independence from Georgia remained internationally unrecognised during Ardzinba's two terms as President from 1994 to 2005.