Teymuraz Avaliani
1932–2021 (age 89)
Biography
Teymuraz Georgiyevich Avaliani (Russian: Теймураз Георгиевич Авалиани; 18 September 1932 – 25 October 2021) was a Soviet and Russian politician. In 1990 he unsuccessfully challenged Mikhail Gorbachev's position as General Secretary at the 28th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.