What was Lavrenty Pavlovich Beria's nationality?
Q: What was Lavrenty Pavlovich Beria's nationality?
A: Lavrenty Pavlovich Beria was a Georgian-Bolshevik and Soviet Politician.
Q: When and where was he born?
A: He was born on 9 March 1899 in Merkheuli, Russian Empire (Georgia or Abkhazia).
Q: When did he join the Bolshevik Party?
A: He joined the Bolshevik Party led by Vladimir Ilyich Lenin in 1917 at age 18.
Q: What positions did he hold under Joseph Stalin's regime?
A: From 1938-1945, Beria was leader of the secret police of the Soviet Union (head of the NKVD) and from 1946-1953 he held the position of Head of the MVD.
Q: Who plotted to have him executed in 1953?
A: Nikita Krushchev plotted to have Beria executed in 1953.
Q: Where did his execution take place?
A: His execution took place in Moscow, RSFSR Soviet Union.