Nikifor Kalchenko

Ukrainian and Soviet politician

Nykyfor Tymofiyovych Kalchenko (Ukrainian: Никифор Тимофійович Кальчекно; 9 February [O.S. 27 January] 1906 – 14 May 1989) was a Ukrainian and Soviet politician, who served as the chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR (equivalent of today's prime-minister).[1]

Biography

Nykyfor Kalchenko was born in a peasant family in a small village in Poltava Oblast, central Ukraine.

Awards

Nykyfor Kalchenko was awarded the Hero of Socialist Labour in 1976.

References

  1. ^ "Урядовий портал :: Керівники урядів Української Радянської Соціалістичної Республіки". www.kmu.gov.ua. Archived from the original on 2012-10-07.
Political offices
Preceded by
Demyan Korotchenko
Prime Minister of Ukraine (Ukrainian SSR)
1954–1961
Succeeded by
Volodymyr Shcherbytsky
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(1917–1920)
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  • Germany
Other
  • Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine


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