Vasil Mzhavanadze

Vasil Mzhavanadze
ვასილ მჟავანაძე
Mzhavanadze in 1957
First Secretary of the Georgian Communist Party
In office
20 September 1953 – 29 September 1972
Preceded byAleksandre Mirtskhulava
Succeeded byEduard Shevardnadze
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
Died31 August 1988(1988-08-31) (aged 85)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
NationalitySoviet (Georgian)
Political partyCommunist Party of the Soviet Union (1927–1972)
Spouse(s)Anna Ianko
Victoria Tereshkevich
Children4
AwardsHero of Socialist Labour
Military service
Branch/serviceMVD
Years of service1924–1950
RankLieutenant 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.