# Vasil Mzhavanadze

_First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Georgian SSR (1902-1988)_

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> Vasil Pavlovich Mzhavanadze 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.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 20 September 1902 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q500581#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Kutaisi ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q500581#P19))
- **Died:** 31 August 1988 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q500581#P570))
- **Place of death:** Moscow ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q500581#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Soviet Union; Russian Empire ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q500581#P27))
- **Occupation:** statesperson; politician; official; military personnel ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q500581#P106))
- **Political party:** Communist Party of the Soviet Union ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q500581#P102))
- **Education:** V. I. Lenin Military-Political Academy ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q500581#P69))
- **Positions held:** Candidate member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee (8 April 1966 – 18 December 1972); Candidate member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee (29 June 1957 – 29 March 1966); First Secretary of the Georgian Communist Party (20 September 1953 – 29 September 1972); deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q500581#P39))
- **Awards:** Order of the Red Banner; Order of Lenin; Hero of Socialist Labour; Order of Kutuzov, 1st class; Order of Kutuzov, 2nd class; Order of the October Revolution; Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class; Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"; Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"; Medal "For the Defence of Leningrad"; Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"; Medal "For the Liberation of Prague"; Jubilee Medal Medal "In Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of Leningrad"; Order of Suvorov, 2nd class; Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q500581#P166))

## Questions

**When was Vasil Mzhavanadze born?**  
Vasil Mzhavanadze was born on 20 September 1902 in Kutaisi.

**What positions has Vasil Mzhavanadze held?**  
Positions held by Vasil Mzhavanadze include: Candidate member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee (1966–1972); Candidate member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee (1957–1966); First Secretary of the Georgian Communist Party (1953–1972); deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union.

**Where did Vasil Mzhavanadze study?**  
Vasil Mzhavanadze was educated at V. I. Lenin Military-Political Academy.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Vasil Mzhavanadze](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasil_Mzhavanadze) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q500581](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q500581) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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