Career
At 1954 Congress, Communist Party Georgia, elected member of the Central Committee. Deputy, USSR Supreme Soviet of 1954 convocation and of Georgia Supreme Soviet of 1959 convocation. 1939-1941 Secretary, Tbilisi Communist Youth League City Soviet for Propaganda and Agitation.
1941-1942 Head,Department of Peasant Youth, Central Committee, Communist Youth League, and Assistant Chief, Political Board for the Communist Youth League, Georgia Popular Commissariat of Agriculture. 1942-1945 in Soviet Army. Until 1950 Second Secretary, and 1950-1953 First Secretary, Gori City Committee, Communist Party Georgia.
1953-1954 Second Secretary, Central Committee, Communist Party Georgia.