Adjarian Regional Committee of the Communist Party of Georgia

The First Secretary of the Adjar regional branch of the Communist Party of Georgia was the position of highest authority in the Adjar ASSR in the Georgian SSR of the Soviet Union. The position was created in 1921, and abolished in 1991. The First Secretary was a de facto appointed position usually by the Central Committee the Communist Party of Georgia or the First Secretary of the Republic.

List of First Secretaries of the Communist Party of Adjaria

Name Term of Office Life years Start End First Secretaries of the Communist Party Aleksandr Gambarov 1921 1921 1890–1937 K. Bardzenishvili 1921 1921 Simon Takoyev 1921 1922 1876–1938 Nikolay Svanidze 1922 1924 1895–1937 Levan Gogoberidze 1924 1925 1896–1937 Nikolay Akirtava April 1926 December 1926 1894–1937 Nikolay Pantskhava December 1926 1929 ?–1937 Samson Mamulia 1929 1930 1892–1937 Mikhail Gobechiya 1931 1932 ?–1937 Artemy Geurkov January 13, 1932 April 13, 1937 1901–1937 Iosif Kochlamazashvili April 13, 1937 February 23, 1938 1906–? Aleksey Sadzhaya February 23, 1938 November 29, 1938 1898–1942 Aron Tapalshvili 1938 1938 Mikhail Baramiya 1938 1940 1905–? Georgy Tvalchrelidze 1940 1944 1896–1968 Kiril Bechvaya 1944 1951 1905–? Davyd Khantadze 1951 July 12, 1952 1905–? Grigory Tsintsabadze July 12, 1952 May 1953 Makary Dzhashi May 1953 January 1954 1902–? Davyd Mamuladze January 1954 March 1961 1910–? Aleksandr Tkhilaishvili March 1961 January 1975 1914–? Vakhtang Papunidze January 1975 August 1986 1929– Guram Emiridze August 1986 March 1990 1937– Tengiz Khakhva March 1990 1991 1952– Ilya Tsulukidze May 1991 1991

See also Adjar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic

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Sources World Statesmen.org