page_title: Joni Pirtskhalaishvili
hierarchical_section_title: Joni Pirtskhalaishvili
caption_attribution_description: General notes: Item from Record Group 330: Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, 1921 - 2008
context_page_description: Joni Pirtskhalaishvili is a retired Georgian lieutenant general. 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.
context_section_description: 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.
caption: General Joni Pirtskhalaishvili (left)
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