Likewise, Shevardnadze resigned as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Georgia in the 1980s, ostensibly in protest against Soviet rule, only to be appointed Soviet Foreign Minister by Gorbachev.
De manera similar, Shevardnadze dimitió como Secretario General del Partido Comunista de Georgia en la década de 1980, al parecer en protesta contra el dominio soviético, sólo para ser nombrado Ministro de Exteriores soviético por Gorbachov.