# Lavrentiy Tsanava

> Lavrentiy Fomich Tsanava, born Lavrentiy Janjghava, was a Soviet politician and lieutenant general who served as the head of the Committee for State Security of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic (NKVD) from 1941 until 1951. A close confidant of Lavrentiy Beria, and likewise an ethnic Mingrelian, he was arrested after the death of Joseph Stalin and died in prison awaiting a trial.

*Head of the Belarusian SSR KGB (1900–1955)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/lavrentiy-tsanava

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Born:** 1900-08-09
- **Died:** 1955-10-12
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 44.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 6.2 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 40.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 45.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Цанава Лаврентій Хомич](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A6%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0_%D0%9B%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%96%D0%B9_%D0%A5%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%87)
- [Лаўрэнці Цанава](https://be_x_old.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B0%D1%9E%D1%80%D1%8D%D0%BD%D1%86%D1%96_%D0%A6%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0)
- [Лаўрэнцій Фаміч Цанава](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B0%D1%9E%D1%80%D1%8D%D0%BD%D1%86%D1%96%D0%B9_%D0%A4%D0%B0%D0%BC%D1%96%D1%87_%D0%A6%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0)
- [Lavrentiy Tsanava](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavrentiy_Tsanava)
- [ლავრენტი ცანავა](https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9A%E1%83%90%E1%83%95%E1%83%A0%E1%83%94%E1%83%9C%E1%83%A2%E1%83%98_%E1%83%AA%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%90%E1%83%95%E1%83%90)
- [Ławrientij Canawa](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%81awrientij_Canawa)
- [Цанава, Лаврентий Фомич](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A6%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0%2C_%D0%9B%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%A4%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%87)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1993808)

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