Odessa's governor Mikheil Saakashvili speaks the site of a recovery operation near Odessa, Ukraine, October 17, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer
KIEV (Reuters) - Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili tendered his resignation as governor of Ukraine's southern Odessa region on Monday, accusing highly-placed officials in Kiev of obstructing his attempts at reform.
Saakashvili, who is widely credited with cracking down on graft when he was president of Georgia from 2004-2013, was appointed Odessa governor in May 2015 by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.
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