Nikolai Tikhonov
Nikolai Aleksandrovich Tikhonov (Russian: Николай Александрович Тихонов; 14 May [O.S. 1 May] 1905 – 1 June 1997) was a Soviet politician during the Cold War. He was Chairman of the Council of Ministers from 1980 to 1985.[1]
Nikolai Tikhonov Николай Тихонов | |
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| 9th Premier of the Soviet Union | |
| In office 23 October 1980 – 27 September 1985 | |
| First Deputies | Ivan Arkhipov Heydar Aliyev Andrei Gromyko |
| Preceded by | Alexei Kosygin |
| Succeeded by | Nikolai Ryzhkov |
| First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union | |
| In office 2 September 1976 – 23 October 1980 | |
| Premier | Alexei Kosygin |
| Preceded by | Dmitry Polyansky |
| Succeeded by | Ivan Arkhipov |
| Full member of the 25th, 26th, 27th Politburo | |
| In office 27 November 1979 – 15 October 1985 | |
| Candidate member of the 25th Politburo | |
| In office 27 November 1978 – 27 November 1979 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 May 1905 Kharkiv, Kharkov Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 1 June 1997 (aged 92) Moscow, Russia |
| Citizenship | Soviet and Russian |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1940-1989) |
| Alma mater | Dnipropetrovsk Metallurgical Institute |
| Profession | Metallurgists |
References
- "Soviet Union: And Then There Was One". Time. 3 November 1980. Archived from the original on 20 January 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
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