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Alexej Nikolajevič Kosygin

1904 – 1980

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Wikipedia Summary

Alexei Nikolayevich Kosygin was a Soviet statesman who served as the Chairman of the Council of Ministers from 1964 to 1980. Following Nikita Khrushchev's removal from power, he briefly led the Soviet Union as part of a triumvirate in the mid-to-late 1960s.

Biographical & Professional Details

Date of birth
February 8, 1904
Saint Petersburg
Date of death
December 18, 1980
Moscow
Citizenship

Russian Empire · Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic · Soviet Union

Occupations & fields
politicianengineerstatespersoncivil servantminister
Awards & honours
Order of LeninOrder of LeninOrder of LeninOrder of LeninOrder of LeninOrder of Lenin
Field and occupation
inžinier, Sovietsky zväz
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