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Ivan Tevosian

1902 – 1958

Soviet diplomat

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About Ivan Tevosian

Lived 1902 – 1958 (aged 56). Ivan Tevosian was a Russian statesperson, party organizer and diplomat.

Ivan Fyodorovich (Hovhannes Tevadrosovich) Tevosian (, ; 1902 – 1958) was a Soviet politician of Armenian descent. Hero of Socialist Labor.

Since 1919 Tevosian was the secretary of Russian Communist Party Baku underground committee. Tevosian participated to the 10th Conference of the party.

After finishing the Academy of Mountains in 1927, he worked as the chief engineer of "Elektrostal" factory (Moscow oblast). In 1939-40 he was the Shipbuilding Minister of USSR, in 1940-48 - the Minister of Black Metallurgy, in 1948-49 and again, in the 1950s - the Minister of Metallurgy of USSR, vice-chairman of the Soviet government. Since 1956 Tevosian was the Ambassador of the USSR in Japan.

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Important facts

Birth century
Education
Moscow Mining Academy
Positions held
Minister, Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union, Ambassador
Employers
Elektrostal, USSR People's Commissariat on Heavy Industry, People's Commissariat of Defence Industry of the USSR, People's Commissariat of the Shipbuilding Industry of the USSR
Awards
Order of Lenin; Hero of Socialist Labour; Order of the Red Banner of Labour; Medal "For Labour Valour"

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Ivan Tevosian's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Ivan Tevosian?

Soviet diplomat (1902-1958)

When was Ivan Tevosian born?

Ivan Tevosian was born on 4 January 1902 in Shusha.

When did Ivan Tevosian die?

Ivan Tevosian died on 30 March 1958 in Moscow.

What was Ivan Tevosian's occupation?

Ivan Tevosian was a statesperson, party organizer and diplomat.

What nationality was Ivan Tevosian?

Ivan Tevosian was Russian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ivan Tevosian

· Wikidata: Q4391640

· DBpedia: Ivan Tevosian

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