Patarkatsishvili was born in Tbilisi. Early involvement in the in the
communist youth organisation, the Komsomol, gave him important future
contacts.
Between 1994 and 2001, he lived in Moscow. Then he was forced to move to
Tbilisi. Patarkatsishvali's business activities had made him one of the
richest men in Georgia.[citation needed] In these activities, he had been
closely associated with Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky. In 1992, he became
a deputy Director General of Berezhovsky's LogoVAZ group. In 1994, as he had
moved to Moscow, he was appointed a First Deputy Director of it.
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"The tycoon made his fortune in Russia after the fall of the Soviet Union in
1991".
British police have said they are treating as "suspicious" the death of
Georgian tycoon and opposition politician Badri Patarkatsishvili.
The 52-year-old died in Surrey, England on Tuesday. Aides said he had a
heart attack, but his death has been referred to the Major Crimes
Investigation Unit.
Mr Patarkatsishvili ran against President Mikhail Saakashvili in elections
in January.
