Yegor Ligachyov
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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Kuzmich and the family name is Ligachyov.
Yegor Kuzmich Ligachyov (also transliterated as Ligachev; Russian: Егор Кузьмич Лигачёв; 29 November 1920 – 7 May 2021[1][2][3]) was a Soviet and Russian politician who was a high-ranking official in the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), and who continued an active political career in post-Soviet Russia. Originally an ally of Mikhail Gorbachev, Ligachyov became a challenger to his leadership.[4]
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Quick Facts Second Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Preceded by ...
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Егор Лигачёв | |||||||||||||||||||
Second Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||
In office 10 March 1985 – 14 July 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Mikhail Gorbachev | ||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Vladimir Ivashko (as Deputy General Secretary) | ||||||||||||||||||
Head of the Organizational-Party Work Department of the Central Committee | |||||||||||||||||||
In office 29 April 1983 – 23 April 1985 | |||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Ivan Kapitonov | ||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Georgy Razumovsky | ||||||||||||||||||
First Secretary of the Tomsk Regional Committee | |||||||||||||||||||
In office 26 November 1965 – 29 April 1983 | |||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Ivan Tikhonovich Marchenko | ||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Alexander Melnikov | ||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1920-11-29)29 November 1920 Dubinkino, Kainsky district, Tomsk Governorate, Russian SFSR | ||||||||||||||||||
Died | 7 May 2021(2021-05-07) (aged 100) Moscow, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||
Resting place | Troyekurovskoye Cemetery, Moscow | ||||||||||||||||||
Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1944–1991) Communist Party of the Russian Federation (1993–2021) | ||||||||||||||||||
Children | Alexander Ligachyov (born 1947) | ||||||||||||||||||
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