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 by	Aleksandre Mirtskhulava
Succeeded by	Eduard 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
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.