Petro Shelest
Ukrainian-Soviet politician
Petro Yukhymovych Shelest was a Ukrainian Soviet politician who served as First Secretary of the Ukrainian Communist Party from 1965 until his removal in 1972. Wikipedia
Born: February 14, 1908, Andriivka, Ukraine
Died: January 22, 1996 (age 87 years), Moscow, Russia
Children: Borys Shelest
Nationality: Soviet and Ukrainian
Awards: Order of Lenin, Medal "Veteran of Labour", Hero of Socialist Labour, and more
Education: Pryazovskyi State Technical University (1932–1935), Kharkiv National University of Economics, and Kharkov Institute of National Economy