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Also Known As Lavrenty Pavlovich Beriya • Lavrenty Pavlovich Beria
Born March 29, 1899 • Russian Empire
Died December 23, 1953 (aged 54) • Moscow • Soviet Union
Political Affiliation Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Role In Great Purge • Leningrad Affair

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