Leonid Komogorov

Leonid Mikhailovich Komogorov (; 28 July 1927 – 29 April 2020) was a Soviet diplomat. He served in various diplomatic roles from the 1950s onwards, particularly with former French colonies in Africa, ending his career as Ambassador of the Soviet Union to Mauritania.

Career Komogorov was born on 28 July 1927 in Moscow, then part of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, in the Soviet Union. He lived throughout the Axis invasion and occupation of parts of the Soviet Union during the Second World War, during which time he worked as an apprentice fitter at the Moscow Tool Plant from the age of fourteen. Over his career he had received the awards of the Order of the Badge of Honour, the Medal "For Distinguished Labour", and the Medal "Veteran of Labour". In 2018 he was also awarded the title of Honorary Worker of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In addition to his native Russian, Komogorov was also fluent in French.

Komogorov died on 29 April 2020. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced his death, describing him as a "sensitive, sympathetic and friendly person."