About Tikhon Kiselyov
Lived 1917 – 1983 (aged 65). Tikhon Kiselyov was a Russian politician.
Tikhon Yakovlevich Kiselyov (, ; 12 August (O.S.: 30 July), 191711 January 1983) was a Belarusian statesman in the Soviet Union, the leader (first secretary) of the Communist Party of Byelorussia, i.e., the de facto leader of the Byelorussian SSR (1980–1983).
Career
Party 1940: member of the CPSU 1961: member of the CPSU Central Committee 1980: first secretary of Central Committee the Communist Party of Byelorussia 1980: CPSU Central Committee Politbureau candidate
Government 1954: member of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR 1959-1978: Chairman of the BSSR Council of Ministers 1978-1980: Deputy Chairman of the USSR Council of Ministers 1981: member of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
Awards 1977: Hero of Socialist Labor Two Orders of Lenin Order of the Badge of Honor Medals
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Who was Tikhon Kiselyov?
Soviet statesman (1917-1983)
When was Tikhon Kiselyov born?
Tikhon Kiselyov was born on 30 July 1917 in Aharodnia Kuźminickaja.
When did Tikhon Kiselyov die?
Tikhon Kiselyov died on 11 January 1983 in Minsk.
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Tikhon Kiselyov was a politician.
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Tikhon Kiselyov was Russian.
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