Candidate member of the 20th, 22nd, 23rd, 24th Politburo
In office 29 June 1957 – 18 December 1972
Full member of the 20th, 22nd, 23rd, 24th Central Committee
In office 29 June 1957 – 18 December 1972
Personal details
Born
(1902-09-20)20 September 1902 Kutaisi, Russian Empire
Died
31 August 1988(1988-08-31) (aged 85) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Nationality
Soviet (Georgian)
Political party
Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1927–1972)
Spouse(s)
Anna Ianko Victoria Tereshkevich
Children
4
Awards
Hero of Socialist Labour
Military service
Branch/service
MVD
Years of service
1924–1950
Rank
Lieutenant general
Vasil Pavlovich Mzhavanadze (Georgian: ვასილ მჟავანაძე; 20 September [O.S. 7 September] 1902 – 31 August 1988) was a Georgian Soviet politician who served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Georgian SSR from September 1953 to September 28, 1972 and a member of the CPSU's Politburo from June 29, 1957 to December 18, 1972. Dismissed after a corruption scandal, he was replaced by Eduard Shevardnadze.
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imprisonment of Meskhetian Turk activists. Moreover, on 26 July 1968, VasilMzhavanadze, the First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Georgian SSR, announced...
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Masherov Пётр Машеров Candidate Candidate 1918 1980 1943 Belarusian Male VasilMzhavanadze Василий Мжаванадзе Candidate Relieved 1902 1988 1927 Georgian Male...
Pyotr Masherov Пётр Машеров New Candidate 1918 1980 1943 Belarusian VasilMzhavanadze Василий Мжаванадзе Candidate Candidate 1902 1988 1927 Georgian Sharof...
Local police brutally dispersed the group, but Party First Secretary VasilMzhavanadze would meet with representatives of the Meskhetians two days later...
403 / 403 125 / 125 Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party Leader VasilMzhavanadze Nikolay Belyaev Jānis Kalnbērziņš Party CNG(b) KPKaz(b) LK(b)P Leader since...
Mukhitdinov Нуритди́н Мухитди́нов New Promoted 1917 2008 1942 Uzbek Male VasilMzhavanadze Василий Мжаванадзе By-election Candidate 1902 1988 1927 Georgian Male...
Mustafayev Имам Мустафаев New Not 1910 1997 1940 Azerbaijani Male VasilMzhavanadze Василий Мжаванадзе New Reelected 1902 1988 1927 Georgian Male Yadgar...
Murysev Александр Мурысев New Died 1915 1962 1942 Belarusian Male VasilMzhavanadze Василий Мжаванадзе Old Reelected 1902 1988 1927 Georgian Male Yadgar...
Moskalenko Кирилл Москаленко Old Reelected 1902 1985 1926 Ukrainian Male VasilMzhavanadze Василий Мжаванадзе Old Reelected 1902 1988 1927 Georgian Male Yadgar...
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