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{{Short description|Georgian Soviet politician}}
'''Samson Mamulia''' ({{lang-ka|სამსონ მამულია}}; {{langx|ru|Самсон Мамулия}}; 1892–1937) was a [[Georgians|Georgian]] Soviet politician and the [[First Secretary of the Georgian Communist Party]] from November 20, 1930 to October 13, 1931.  

In June 1937 he was imprisoned on the orders of [[Joseph Stalin]] in [[Tbilisi]] a month after his son's birth. Samson Mamulia was executed and his wife died in the Gulag. His son [[Guram Mamulia]] (May 9, 1937 – January 1, 2003) was an activist for [[Meskhetian Turks|Meskhetian]] rights.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brennan |first=Dan |date=2003-04-05 |title=Obituary: Guram Mamulia |url=http://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/apr/05/guardianobituaries.usa |access-date=2022-11-15 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Brennan |first=Dan |date=2003-04-05 |title=Guram Mamulia |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/apr/05/guardianobituaries.usa |access-date=2024-11-01 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

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