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Vladimir Semichastny

Vladimir Semichastny

Soviet politician
Vladimir Yefimovich Semichastny 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. Wikipedia
Born: January 15, 1924, Yekaterinoslav Governorate
Died: January 12, 2001 (age 76 years), Moscow, Russia
Nationality: Russian and Soviet
Awards: Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin", Order of Lenin, Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", and more
Party: Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Education: Ukrainian State Chemical Technology University
Premier: Nikita Khrushchev; Alexei Kosygin