Merab Kostava
Merab Kostava | |
|---|---|
| მერაბ კოსტავა (Georgian) | |
 Photo of Kostava contained in his Soviet arrest record | |
| Born | 26 May 1939 |
| Died | 13 October 1989 (aged 50) |
| Known for | Soviet and Georgian dissident |
| Signature | |
 | |
Merab Ivanes dze Kostava (Georgian: მერაბ კოსტავა) (May 26, 1939 – October 13, 1989) was a Georgian dissident, musician and poet; one of the leaders of the National-Liberation movement in Georgia. Along with Zviad Gamsakhurdia, he led the dissident movement in Georgia against the Soviet Union and was active in protests for an independent Georgia, until his death in a car crash in 1989.