Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic

The Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic was the nominal head of state of Soviet Georgia, which existed between 25 February 1921 and 9 April 1991. It succeeded the office of Chairman of the All-Georgian Central Executive Committee. Below is a table of the Chairmen of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Georgian SSR.

Name Tenure
Filipp Makharadze 10 July 1938 – 10 December 1941
Giorgi Sturua 1942 – 26 March 1948
Vasil Gogua 26 March 1948 – December 1952
Zakari Chkhubianishvili December 1952 – 1953
V. Tskhovrebashvili 1953
Miron Chubinidze 1953 – 18 April 1959
Giorgi Dzotsenidze 18 April 1959 – 1975
Pavle Gilashvili 9 January 1976 – 29 March 1989
Otar Cherkezia 29 March 1989 – 17 November 1989
Givi Gumbaridze 17 November 1989 – 14 November 1990

On 14 November 1990 the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet was abolished. The position of head of state went to the Chairman of the Supreme Council of Georgia, Zviad Gamsakhurdia.

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