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Alexej Nikolajevič Kosygin
1904 – 1980
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryAlexei 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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