The First Secretary of the Abkhaz regional branch of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was the position of highest authority in the SSR Abkhazia (1921–1931) and the Abkhaz ASSR (1931–1991) in the Georgian SSR of the Soviet Union. The position was created on February 14, 1921, and abolished in 1991. The First Secretary was a de facto appointed position usually by the Politburo or the General Secretary himself.
List of First Secretaries of the Communist Party of Abkhazia
Name Term of Office Life years Start End Chairman of the Organization Bureau N.E. Zhvaniya February 14, 1921 1921 First Secretaries of the Communist Party G. Krishtof March 29, 1921 1921 Pyotr Agniashvili (Agniev) 1921 1921 1898–1937 Larionov 1921 1921 Nikolay Svanidze September 1921 January 1922 1895–1937 S.A. Gubeliya-Mezdmarishvili 1922 1922 Nikolay Akirtava 1922 1923 1894–1937 G.M. Makarov 1923 1924 Yervand Asribekov April 1924 January 1925 1898–1937 Georgy Sturua 1925 1927 1884–1956 Aleksand Amas (Amirbekov) 1928 1929 1904–1938 Pavel Meladze 1929 1930 1898–1937 Vladimir Ladariya 1930 January 17, 1936 1900–1937 Aleksey Agrba January 17, 1936 February 18, 1937 1897–1938 Kirill Bechvaya 1937 1940 1903–? Mikhail Baramiya 1940 February 20, 1943 1905–? Akaki Mgeladze February 20, 1943 November 1951 1910–1980 Shota Getiya December 1951 April 21, 1953 1904–? Grigory Karchava April 21, 1953 October 2, 1953 1907–? Georgy Gegeshidze October 2, 1953 January 1956 1924–1971 Otar Gotsiridze January 1956 1958 1919– Mikhail Bgazhba February 1958 September 1965 1915–1993 Valerian Kobakhia September 1965 1975 1929–1992 Valery Khintba 1975 February 1978 1940– Boris Adlejba February 1978 April 6, 1989 1931–1990 Vladimir Khishba April 1989 1991 1936–
See also
Socialist Soviet Republic of Abkhazia Abkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
Notes
Sources WorldStatesmen.org