Apollon Systsov

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Preceded byIvan Silayev
Succeeded byOffice abolished
BornApollon Sergeevich Systsov
(1929-09-25)25 September 1929
Melekess, Soviet Union
Died8 May 2005(2005-05-08) (aged 75)
Moscow, Russia
Apollon Systsov
Аполлон Сысцов
Minister of Aviation Industry
In office
1 November 1985  24 August 1991
Preceded byIvan Silayev
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Personal details
BornApollon Sergeevich Systsov
(1929-09-25)25 September 1929
Melekess, Soviet Union
Died8 May 2005(2005-05-08) (aged 75)
Moscow, Russia
Resting placeTroyekurovskoye cemetery, Moscow
PartyCommunist Party

Apollon Systsov (Russian: Аполлон Сысцов; 25 September 1929 – 8 May 2005) was a Soviet engineer and statesman who held several posts. He was the last minister of aviation industry.

Systsov was born in Melekess (now Dimitrovgrad) on 25 September 1929.[1] His father worked as a Russian-language teacher.[2] He graduated from the Tashkent Polytechnic Institute obtaining a degree in mechanical engineering with a focus on aircraft construction.[1][3]

Career

Following his graduation Systsov worked at the Tashkent Aviation Plant.[1] After working in different posts he was made the general director of the Ulyanovsk Aviation Industrial Complex and a member of the collegium of the Ministry of Aviation Industry.[1] He joined the Communist Party and was among its central committee members.[3] He was appointed first deputy minister of the aviation industry in 1981 and remained in the post until 1985.[4] Systsov was named as the minister of the aviation industry in 1985, replacing Ivan Silayev in the post.[4] Systsov's term as minister ended in August 1991 when the ministry was also disestablished.[1]

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