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Lavrentiy Tsanava | |
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| Лаврентий Фомич Цанава (Russian) ლავრენტი ცანავა (Georgian) | |
| Minister of State Security of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic | |
| In office 15 March 1946 – 29 October 1951 | |
| Preceded by | Formerly People's Commissar of State Security |
| Succeeded by | Mikhial Baskakov |
| People's Commissar of State Security of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic | |
| In office 7 May 1943 – 15 March 1946 | |
| Preceded by | Position restored |
| Succeeded by | Renamed Minister of State Security |
| People's Commissar of State Security of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic | |
| In office 26 February 1941 – 31 July 1941 | |
| Preceded by | Established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| People's Commissar of Internal Affairs of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic | |
| In office 17 December 1938 – 26 February 1941 | |
| Preceded by | Alexei Nasedkin |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Matveyev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lavrentiy Fomich Janjghava 9 August 1900 Nakhunavo, Kutais Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 12 October 1955 (aged 55) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Soviet |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
Lavrentiy Fomich Tsanava (Russian: Лаврентий Фомич Цанава; Georgian: ლავრენტი ცანავა), born Lavrentiy Janjghava (Russian: Лаврентий Джанджгава; Georgian: ლავრენტი ჯანჯღავა; 9 August 1900 – 12 October 1955), was a Soviet politician and lieutenant general who served as the head of the Committee for State Security of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic (NKVD) from 1941 until 1951. A close confidant of Lavrentiy Beria, and likewise an ethnic Mingrelian, he was arrested after the death of Joseph Stalin and died in prison awaiting a trial.