Vladimir Semichastny
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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Yefimovich and the family name is Semichastny.
Vladimir Yefimovich Semichastny (Russian: Влади́мир Ефи́мович Семича́стный; Ukrainian: Володимир Юхимович Семичастний; 15 January 1924 – 12 January 2001) was a Soviet politician, who served as Chairman of the KGB from November 1961 to May 1967. A protégé of Alexander Shelepin, he rose through the ranks of the Communist Youth League (Komsomol).[1]
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Vladimir Semichastny | |
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Владимир Семичастный | |
3rd Chairman of the Committee for State Security (KGB) | |
In office November 13, 1961 – May 18, 1967 | |
Premier | Nikita Khrushchev Alexei Kosygin |
Preceded by | Alexander Shelepin |
Succeeded by | Yuri Andropov |
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Born | Vladimir Yefimovich Semichastny (1924-01-15)15 January 1924 village Hryhorivka, Yekaterinoslav Governorate, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
Died | 12 January 2001(2001-01-12) (aged 76) Moscow, Russia |
Citizenship | Soviet (until 1991) and Russian |
Nationality | Russian |
Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1941–1991) |
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