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lavrenti pavlovich beria

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Be⋅ri⋅a

[ber-ee-uh; Russ. bye-ryi-yuh]
–noun
La⋅vren⋅ti Pa⋅vlo⋅vich [luhv-ren-tee pav-loh-vich; Russ. luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] , 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
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Ber·i·a   (běr'ē-ə)   
Soviet secret police chief (1938-1953) during the regime of Joseph Stalin. In the power struggle following Stalin's death, Beria was convicted of conspiracy and executed.
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