When former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili was appointed governor of the Odessa region in May, Ukraine's president and fawning media hailed the brash, Western-educated reformer as the new sheriff in town who would clean up the Black Sea port's legendary corruption.
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Current Governor of Odessa, ex-Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili's speaks during a rally in southern Ukrainian city of Odessa on Oct. 28, 2015.
