Kuzhuget Shoigu
Soviet Tuvan politician, journalist and writer (1921–2010) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Sereyevich and the family name is Shoigu.
Kuzhuget Sereyevich Shoigu[lower-alpha 1] (born Shoigu Sereyevich Kuzhuget;[lower-alpha 2] 24 September 1921 – 1 December 2010), was a Soviet Tuvan politician, journalist, and writer who served as a secretary of the Tuvan Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, first Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Tuvan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, and a deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Tuvan ASSR. He was also the father of Sergei Shoigu and Larisa Shoigu.
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Kuzhuget Shoigu | |
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Күжүгет Шойгу | |
Born | Shoygu Seree oglu Küzhüget (1921-09-24)24 September 1921 |
Died | 1 December 2010(2010-12-01) (aged 89) |
Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
Spouse |
Aleksandra Kudryavtseva
(m. 1952) |
Children | 4, including Larisa and Sergei |
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