Eduard Shevardnadze Fast Facts - CNN.com January 12, 2014 -- Updated 2345 GMT (0745 HKT) (CNN) -- Here's a look at the life of Eduard Shevardnadze, former president of Georgia. Personal: Birth date: January 25, 1928 Birth place: Mamati, Republic of Georgia, U.S.S.R. Birth name: Eduard Amvrosievich Shevardnadze Marriage: Nanuli Shevardnadze-Tsagareishvili (date unknown - October 20, 2004, her death) Children: Paata;Manana Education: Kutaisi Pedagogical Institute Other Facts: Target of multiple assassination attempts. Nicknamed "white fox." Timeline: 1948 - Joins the Communist Party of Georgia. 1965-1972 - Georgia's Minister of Internal Affairs. 1972-1985 - Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Georgia. July 1985-1990 - Serves as U.S.S.R. minister of foreign affairs, is appointed by Mikhail Gorbachev. December 20, 1990 - Resigns as minister of foreign affairs. July 1991 - Resigns from the Communist Party. November 19, 1991-December 25, 1991 - Returns as U.S.S.R. minister of foreign affairs. September 1991 - His book, "The Future Belongs to Freedom," is published. March 1992-November 1995 - Chairman of the State Council of Georgia. November 5, 1995-November 23, 2003 - President of Georgia. November 23, 2003 - Resigns from office amid public protests and claims of corruption.