Akaki Mgeladze
After the Second World War, Mgeladze became a confidant of Stalin. He declared that Abkhazia would produce lemons for the Soviet Union after Stalin repeatedly showed him lemon trees.[2] Using his influence with Stalin, Mgeladze manoeuvred against head of the Ministry of State Security Lavrentiy Beria. He denounced his corruption and that of Stalin’s other confidant Candide Charkviani, who was an ally of Beria. Mgeladze made Stalin to turn against Charkviani and strengthened his distrust of Beria. In March 1952 Mgeladze was appointed First Secretary of the Georgian Communist Party by Beria. He replaced Charkviani.