Nikolai Podgorny
Soviet politician (1903-1983)
Nikolai Victorovich Podgorny (18 February [O.S. 5 February] 1903 – 12 January 1983) was a Soviet statesman. He served as the Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, the head of state of the Soviet Union, from 1965 to 1977.
Nikolai Podgonry | |
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Николай Подгорный | |
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| President of the Soviet Union | |
| In office 9 December 1965 – 16 June 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Anastas Mikoyan |
| Succeeded by | Leonid Brezhnev |
| Second Secretary of the CPSU | |
| In office 15 July 1964 – 9 December 1965 | |
| Preceded by | Leonid Brezhnev |
| Succeeded by | Mikhail Suslov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 February 1903 Karlovka, Russian Empire |
| Died | 12 January 1983 (age 79) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Citizenship | Soviet |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Political party | Communist Party of the party(CPSU) |
| Occupation | statesman |
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